Explain avoidant PD and therapy plan — CASC communication station

Station brief

Format. Communication station, approximately 7–10 minutes active time after reading. You are the psychiatry registrar in outpatient clinic. ^[1]

Candidate instructions. Explain avoidant personality disorder in plain language without stigma, outline structured psychological therapy, clarify that tablets do not “cure personality” but may help depression or social anxiety if present, gently address how autism differs and when further assessment is considered, and check understanding. The examiner plays the patient. ^[1][3]