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Cluster C Personality Disorders

The Cluster C Personality Disorders Section is comprised of the following subsections:

• Avoidant Personality Disorder
  The essential feature of Avoidant Personality Disorder is a pervasive pattern of social inhibition, feelings of inadequacy, and hypersensitivity to negative evaluation that begins by early adulthood and is present in a variety of contexts.
• Dependent Personality Disorder
  The essential feature of Dependent Personality Disorder is a pervasive and excessive need to be taken care of that leads to submissive and clinging behavior and fears of separation.
• Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
  The essential feature of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder is a preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control, at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency.
• Personality Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
  This category is for disorders of personality functioning (refer to the general diagnostic criteria for a Personality Disorder) that do not meet criteria for any specific Personality Disorder.

Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision^TM. Copyright 2000 American Psychiatric Association. All Rights Reserved.