Glossary of Technical Terms 831
withdrawal, social Preference for being alone to being with others; reticence in social
situations; AVOIDANCE  of social contacts and activity; lack of initiation of social contact.
Social withdrawal is a facet of th e broad personality trait domain D ETACHMENT .
worry Unpleasant or uncomfortable thoughts th at cannot be consci ously controlled by
trying to turn the attention to other subjects. The worrying  is often persistent, repeti-
tive, and out of proportion to the topic worr ied about (it can even be about a triviality).