avoidant personality disorder A personality disorder that is characterized by a pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, extreme sensitivity to negative evaluation, and avoidance of social interaction. DOID:1509 ICD9CM:301.82 MSH:D010554 SNOMEDCT_2010_1_31:191771004 SNOMEDCT_2010_1_31:37746008 UMLS_CUI:C0004444 anxious personality disorder disease_ontology 301.82 This disorder is a pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation. DSM-IV-TR (american Psychiatric Association) trastorno de la personalidad por evitación MFOMD_0000065 Persons with this disorder tend to have low self-esteem and to avoid social relationships without a guarantee of uncritical acceptance by others, although they do not desire to be alone, on the contrary, they crave affection and active social life, but they are caught in a vicious cycle been preoccupied with rejection, they are constantly alert to signs of derogation or ridicule leading to many perceived instances of rejection, which at the same time cause them to avoid others. "Understanding abnormal behavior". David Sue, Derald Wing Sue, Stanley Sue. F60.6 personality disorder