Anxious (Avoidant) Personality Disorder:
A personality disorder characterised by persistent and pervasive feelings of tension and apprehension, belief that one is socially inept, personally unappealing, or inferior to others, excessive preoccupation with being criticised or rejected in social situations, unwillingness to become involved with people unless certain of being liked, restrictions in lifestyle because of need for physical security and avoidance of social or occupational activities that involve significant interpersonal contact, because of fear of criticism, disapproval or rejection;DAST: Drug Abuse Screening Test. Structured interview instrument designed to detect drug abuse;
- Approved Judgment
- Mr Justice Hayden:
- Interim orders.
- Anankastic (Compulsive) Personality Disorder
- Anxious (Avoidant) Personality Disorder:
- Histrionic Personality Disorder
- IPDE-SQ
- Personality Disorder
- Schizoid Personality Disorder
- TSI-II
- that often her being a lioness protecting her children can come across as aggressive (my emphasis)
- “[M] is a sensitive and intuitive person; this has served her well to navigate difficult life experiences and to survive them
