phobic avoidant

English

Adjective

phobic avoidant (not comparable)

1. (psychiatry) Exhibiting one of the four subtypes of avoidant personality disorder as defined by the American psychiatrist Theodore Millon. Includes features of dependent personality disorder

Usage notes

• These subtypes are not recognized by the DSM-5 or ICD-10.
• Any individual with avoidant personality disorder may exhibit either one of the four somewhat different subtypes (Note that Millon believes it is rare for a personality with one pure variant, but rather a mixture of one major variant with one or more secondary variants):

See also

• conflicted avoidant
• hypersensitive avoidant
• self-deserting avoidant