The essential guide to overcoming avoidant personality disorder
By: Martin Kantor
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 229
ISBN-13: 9780313377525; 9780313377532
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Classic or type I avoidant personality disorder; title: Counterphobic avoidants; title: Healthy and normal versus pathological avoidance; title: Sexual avoidance; title: Course; title: Differential diagnosis; title: Comorbidity; title: Cognitive-behavioral aspects; title: Development; title: An overview of avoidance reduction; title: Psychodynamically-oriented psychotherapy; title: Cognitive-behavioral therapy; title: Interpersonal therapy; title: Supportive therapy; title: Other forms of therapy; title: The ideal therapist; title: Helping avoidants overcome their fear of criticism; title: Helping avoidants overcome their low self-esteem; title: Treating sexual avoidance : an overview; title: Overcoming shyness and withdrawal.