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How many dependent personality traits did you score? (See original post.)
None: 0 to 3 32%  32%  [ 11 ]
None: 0 to 3 32%  32%  [ 11 ]
Mild: 4 to 5 12%  12%  [ 4 ]
Mild: 4 to 5 12%  12%  [ 4 ]
Moderate: 6 to 9 6%  6%  [ 2 ]
Moderate: 6 to 9 6%  6%  [ 2 ]
Severe: 10 to 12 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Severe: 10 to 12 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Total votes : 34

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15 Aug 2005, 3:51 pm

See also: Do You Have a Schizoid Personality?
And Do You Have an Obsessive-Compulsive Personality?
And Do You Have an Antisocial Personality?
And Do You Have an Avoidant Personality?
And Do You Have a Narcissistic Personality?
And Do You Have a Histrionic Personality?
And Do You Have a Schizotypal Personality?
And Do You Have a Paranoid Personality?
And Do You Have a Borderline Personality?

Asperger's syndrome and dependent personality disorder are not especially similar disorders, but some aspies may have traits of a dependent personality anyway.

For each criterion of dependent personality disorder, decide how well it applies to you personally. If it doesn't apply at all, score it as 0; if it is somewhat applicable, score it as 1; and, if it describes you quite well, score it as a 2. The minimum possible score is 0; the maximum possible score is 12. For an ICD-10 diagnosis of F60.7 dependent personality disorder, four criteria must be met. I measured myself as having a score of 0.

ICD-10 wrote:
(a)encouraging or allowing others to make most of one's important life decisions;
(b)subordination of one's own needs to those of others on whom one is dependent, and undue compliance with their wishes;
(c)unwillingness to make even reasonable demands on the people one depends on;
(d)feeling uncomfortable or helpless when alone, because of exaggerated fears of inability to care for oneself;
(e)preoccupation with fears of being abandoned by a person with whom one has a close relationship, and of being left to care for oneself;
(f)limited capacity to make everyday decisions without an excessive amount of advice and reassurance from others.

Associated features may include perceiving oneself as helpless, incompetent, and lacking stamina.

Includes:asthenic, inadequate, passive, and self-defeating personality (disorder)



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15 Aug 2005, 4:17 pm

Mild-4 points, one point each for b, c, d and e



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15 Aug 2005, 5:56 pm

2.


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16 Aug 2005, 10:11 am

1.

I don't like to ask things of other people, generally.


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16 Aug 2005, 11:45 am

I dont know if i do or not. Im willing to go with whatever anyone here decides.



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16 Aug 2005, 8:28 pm

1. I fear my mother dying or getting Alzheimers and my being all alone in the world.


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17 Aug 2005, 2:11 am

Probably 5, but a couple of years ago, it would have been a lot more than that.



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17 Aug 2005, 10:09 am

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I dont know if i do or not. Im willing to go with whatever anyone here decides.



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17 Aug 2005, 12:50 pm

NeantHumain wrote:
(a)encouraging or allowing others to make most of one's important life decisions;
(b)subordination of one's own needs to those of others on whom one is dependent, and undue compliance with their wishes;
(c)unwillingness to make even reasonable demands on the people one depends on;
(d)feeling uncomfortable or helpless when alone, because of exaggerated fears of inability to care for oneself;
(e)preoccupation with fears of being abandoned by a person with whom one has a close relationship, and of being left to care for oneself;
(f)limited capacity to make everyday decisions without an excessive amount of advice and reassurance from others.


a - 0; b - 0; c - 1; d - 0; e - 0; f - 0 = 1

That is reassuring to have a low score on at least one of these diagnostic criteria lists.



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18 Aug 2005, 3:36 pm

4 points.



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24 Aug 2005, 6:20 am

I'm not dependant and my mum agrees with me.


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