CLUSTER C TOOLBOX/PPTX.

AVPD) Types of Avoidance entailed in AvPD (Taylor et al)

• Additional facets of avoidance
  beyond S situations

• E, C, B
  avoidance (Beck & Freeman)

• avoidance of N and R

• tend to avoid pleasant and
  unpleasant emotions due to
  I

• novelty avoidance traced to
  behavioral inhibition in
  C

social, emotional, cognitive, behavioral, novelty, risk, intensity, childhood

AVPD) Primary Concerns in social situations of Client with AvPD (Hoffman)

-see selves as inherently F and hold D views of self that should be addressed in T
-heightened concerned about O’ standards and social N
-except criticism and R
-treatment targets this threatened sense of self

flawed, distorted, treatment, others, norms, rejection

AVPD) Self-protective strategies of Person with AvPD

Self-protective strategies:
- Avoiding social G and contact
- Withdrawing from
O
- They keep their feelings and
thoughts to T, even
in therapy
- More Q in conversations
- O others'
reactions and scanning
social C constantly
- J themselves in a harsh
way
- D often

gatherings, opportunities, themselves, quiet, Overthinking, cues, Judge, Daydream

AVPD) Stages of Interpersonal Intimacy and important considerations when client is advancing through stages (Alden)

1. I contact
2. S friendship
3. C friendship
4. R relationships
Remember:
- Clinicians must take
things slow, build off of
success, and make
individuals feel
supported.

Initial, Superficial, Close, Romantic,

DPD) Typical Family characteristics of Dependent Personality Disorder (Head et al.)

families with low C, lacking intrafamilliar S, low E (stifled freedom to express self), low I, higher levels of C = common to DPD population

cohesion, support, expressiveness, independence, control

OCPD) What attachment style may be best associated with OCPD (Wiltgen)

Higher attachment I (anxious
& avoidant attachment) was found
significantly related to higher levels of
OCPD features.
*A Attachment had the
strongest association with OCPD traits.
due to their fear of R & criticism
one might depend on C &
perfectionist coping strategies

insecurity, Anxious, rejection, control

AVPD) Exclusive trait

Timidity

AVPD) Most Important “Missing Piece

Resiliency

AVPD) Fundamental Pattern

Fearful flight from potential wounding

AVPD) View of the World

Scary

AVPD) View ofThemselves

Incompetent and Inferior

AVPD) View of Others

Dangerous, Critical

AVPD) Deals with the World by

Avoidance

DPD) Exclusive Trait

Submissiveness

DPD) Most Important “Missing Piece”

Independence, thinking for themselves

DPD) Fundamental Pattern

Help-seeking

DPD) View of the World

Overwhelming

DPD) View ofT hemselves

Uncertain and confused

DPD) View of Others

Competent

DPD) Deals with the World by

Following Instructions

OCPD) Exclusive Trait

Rigidity/Tightness

OCPD) Most Important “Missing Piece”

Flexibility

OCPD) Fundamental Pattern

Demanding, Controlling

OCPD) View of the World

Contaminated

OCPD) View of Themselves

Righteous

OCPD) View of Others

Lax

OCPD) Deals with the World by

Control