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What is the most common personality disorder?


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Personality disorder:

  1. A mental health condition that disrupts the pattern of thinking, moods, and behavior of an individual.
  2. Till now 10 types of personality disorders have been identified so far depending on the symptoms and signs.
  3. Different personality disorders are Antisocial personality disorder, Avoidant personality disorder, Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, Borderline personality disorder, etc.
  4. Factors triggering personality disorder are Genetics, Amygdala, Childhood trauma, etc.

Most common personality disorder:

  1. An avoidant personality disorder is the most common personality disorder.
  2. The characteristic of avoidant personality disorder is feelings of extreme social inhibition, inadequacy, and sensitivity to negative criticism.
  3. A person suffering from avoidant personality disorder avoids social interaction at work because of the fear of criticism.

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