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Comfortable with habit, repetition, and routine Prefer the known to the unknown | Exaggerate the potential difficulties, physical dangers, or risks involved in doing something ordinary, but outside their usual routines |
Close allegiance to family and/or a few close friends; tend to be homebodies | Have no close friends or confidants or only one-other than first-degree relatives; avoid activities that involve significant interpersonal contact |
Sensitive and concerned about what other think of them Tend to be self-conscious and worriers | Unwilling to become involved with people unless certain of being liked; easily hurt by criticism or disapproval |
Very discreet and deliberate in dealing with others
| Fear being embarrassed by blushing, crying, or showing signs of anxiety in front of other people |
Tend to maintain a reserved, self-restrained demeanor around others | Reticent in social situations because of a fear of saying something inappropriate or foolish, or of being unable to answer a question |
Tend to be curious and can focus considerable attention on hobbies and avocations; however, a few engage in counterphobic coping behaviors | Tend to be underachievers, and find it difficult to focus on job tasks or hobbies |