Prototypical values in the avoidant personality disorder

Abstract

This ex post facto retrospective case-control study sought to establish the identification of a group of male and female participants with avoidant personality disorder through a repertoire of prototypical values of this psychopathological entity in opposition to an equivalent group without this disorder. The SCID-II interview, Millon’s Multiaxial Inventory Personality (MCMI-III) and the evocative self-report for avoidant prototypical values were applied. The hypothesis was confirmed, and we found – into the group of cases, but not in the group of controls – such values as certainty, preparation, personal initiative, fortitude, self-control, determination, self-confidence and prediction. It is concluded that these are prototypical values in the avoidant personality disorder.