A Study on the Social Dis Functioning of Avoidance Personality Trait in Early Adult in Pathanamthitta District Kerela

Avoidant personality trait AVPD is a relatively common disorder that is associated with the significant distress, impairment, and disability. It is a chronic disorder at early age of onset with lifelong impact. Yet it is under recognized and poorly studied. Little is known regarding the most effective treatment. The impetus for research in to this condition has waxed and waned, possibly due to concerns regarding its distinctiveness from other disorders, especially social anxiety disorder SAD , schizoid personality disorder, and dependent personality disorders. The prevailing paradigm subscribes to the “severity continuum hypothesis”, in which AVPD is viewed essentially as a severe variant of SAD. However, areas of discontinuity have been described, and there is support for retaining AVPD as a distinct diagnostic category. Dr. M. Punitha | Ms. Chinnu Varughese "A Study on the Social Dis Functioning of Avoidance Personality Trait in Early Adult in Pathanamthitta District Kerela" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-6 | Issue-4 , June 2022, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd50276.pdf Paper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/social-science/50276/a-study-on-the-social-dis-functioning-of-avoidance-personality-trait-in-early-adult-in-pathanamthitta-district-kerela/dr-m-punitha