What causes personality disorders? (Part #4 of 5) Factor 4. High Reactivity. Sensitivity to light, noise, texture and other stimuli may also play a role. - Overly sensitive children, who have what researchers call “high reactivity,” are more likely to develop shy, timid or anxious personalities. - However, high reactivity’s role is still far from clear-cut. Twenty percent of infants are highly reactive, but less than 10 percent go on to develop social phobias. In this 5-part post series, PDAN gives you a summary of recent findings published by the American Psychological Association. Factor 1. Genetics Factor 2. Childhood Trauma Factor 3. Verbal Abuse Factor 5 will follow in the next post.
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