Cluster C

Includes patterns of behaviors that are essentially fearful and/or anxious.
Tend to be perfectionistic or rigid in standards or expectations for themselves or others.
Relatively unlikely to seek treatment.

Demonstrate marked feelings of inadequacy that are associated with hypersensitivity to negative feedback and/or social inhibition.
Seldom put themselves in “risky” or even new situations in which they may perform poorly.
Seldom develop intimate interpersonal relationships.
May constrain occupational choices based on fear of negative judgments.

Seek someone to take care of them, even to the extent of being submissive, clinging, and fearful of separation.
Avoid decisive action and encourage others to make decisions for them.
Subservience makes it quite difficult to express disagreement, even when asked to undertake unpleasant activities.
Fear being alone and quickly substitute a new relationship if an old one is lost.
They systematically underestimate themselves and their ability to function independently.

Have well-controlled perfectionistic patterns of behavior at the expense of spontaneity, flexibility, and even efficiency.
There is often such preoccupation with planning and details that tasks are not completed.
Difficulty delegating responsibilities and tend to work long hours in order to meet their own standards regarding productivity.
Tend to collect and hoard things even when those things have little value.
Unlike obsessive-compulsive disorder, individuals with OCPD do not necessarily have obsessions or compulsions.
Tendency is to be rigid in their actions and thinking, adhering to strict and controlled patterns of thought and behaviors.

Cultural Considerations

Men are much more likely to be diagnosed with Antisocial PD.
Women are much more likely to be diagnosed with Borderline, Histrionic, and Dependent PD.