Avoidant Personality Disorder Is Extremely Similar to and Hard to Distinguish

question 6

Multiple Choice

Avoidant personality disorder is extremely similar to and hard to distinguish from ________

• A) generalized social phobia.
• B) schizoid personality disorder.
• C) generalized anxiety disorder.
• D) paranoid personality disorder.

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Definitions:

Social Characteristics

Attributes that define and differentiate individuals within a society, such as age, gender, ethnicity, and social class.

Social Class

A division of society based on social and economic status, often categorized into groups such as lower, middle, and upper class.

Group Dynamics

The study of behaviors, psychological processes, and interactions that occur within a group.

Simmel

Georg Simmel, a German sociologist and philosopher who explored the dynamics of social relationships and the nature of society.