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Okay, so we are looking at a patient and we need to work out the correct personality disorder.
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So mike has no social life because of a fear of rejection.
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He disregards compliments, he reacts excessively to criticism, and so he has feelings of inadequacy.
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He takes everything personally.
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What is wrong with mike? okay, so we're looking at personality disorders.
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Remember, three clusters.
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Cluster a, be eccentrics.
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Cluster b, dramatic, or emotional.
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Cluster c, anxious or fearful.
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So first of all, which of these is this going to be? this is going to be a cluster c issue.
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Because as it says, mike has a great fear of rejection, and he feels inadequate, so is possibly avoiding things because of it.
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So that limits it down to just three possible disorders.
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Avoidance, dependent, obsessive -compulsive.
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Which of these does the symptoms here best match? well, it best matches avoidance.
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So what are the symptoms of avoidant personality disorder? severe social anxiety...
