What is the difference between Paranoid Personality Disorder and Avoidant Personality Disorder?

Описание: This video describes the difference between Paranoid Personality Disorder and Avoidant Personality Disorder.
Avoidant personality disorder is a cluster C personality disorder (anxious fearful cluster). In that same cluster there is dependent personality disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. Avoidant personality disorder, like any personality disorder, is usually thought of as long lasting and pervasive. If we look at the symptom criteria for avoidant personality disorder from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) we see a number of potential symptoms. The first is that an individual avoids an occupation because of a risk of rejection. The second symptom criterion is the individual does not want to get in relationships unless there's a certainty that they'll be liked. The third symptom criterion is individual has difficulty forming intimate relationships. This symptom really refers to the fact that they have difficulty oftentimes with that. It's not about a desire for intimate relationships, but rather the actual ability to form them. The next symptom criterion is a preoccupation with being criticized. Next is difficulty forming new relationships. An individual could have an inhibition when trying to form a new relationship. The next criterion is a feeling of being inept or inferior. The last symptom cried is the individual does not take risks because of fear of embarrassment. If we look at avoidant personality disorder we see that somebody would generally isolates because of a fear of criticism, rejection, and possibly because of embarrassment. When we think of this personality disorder, we think there's excessive monitoring of an individual's internal reactions. An individual with this disorder is often thinking about how other people are viewing them and thinking about how they could be being criticized, embarrassed, or rejected. This excessive monitoring leads to difficulties in forming and maintaining relationships.
Paranoid Personality Disorder is characterized by a pervasive pattern of suspiciousness and distrust of others. Individuals with Paranoid Personality Disorder will often question the loyalty of others, believe others are trying to harm them, and are reluctant to confide in people. They sometimes see demeaning aspects in benign comments and behaviors. Individuals with Paranoid Personality Disorder tend hold grudges and have difficultly forgiving perceived wrongs. Individuals with Paranoid Personality Disorder who are married tend to question the fidelity of their partners. Paranoid Personality Disorder are in Cluster A of the personality disorders in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) along with Schizoid Personality Disorder and Schizotypal Personality Disorder. Brief psychosis can occur with Paranoid Personality Disorder, which can make diagnosing this disorder more difficult due to association of psychosis with Schizophrenia, Major Depressive Disorder, and Bipolar Disorder. Disorders that are comorbid with Paranoid Personality Disorder include Major Depressive Disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Substance Use Disorder, Agoraphobia, Schizoid Personality Disorder, Schizotypal Personality Disorder, Avoidant Personality Disorder, Narcissistic Personality Disorder, and Borderline Personality Disorder. The prevalence of Paranoid Personality Disorder in the population is about 2% - 4%.

Areas of overlap between these two disorders includes: having a reluctance to confide in people, having difficulty starting new relationships, having difficulty with intimate relationships, being perceived as cold, being perceived as lacking empathy, being socially isolated, and interpersonal aloofness.