The phrase "avoidance of intimacy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing relationships, psychology, or emotional connections where someone is deliberately steering clear of close personal relationships.
Example: "His avoidance of intimacy often led to misunderstandings in his romantic relationships."
Alternatives: "fear of closeness" or "rejection of intimacy.".
She's a sometime prostitute, and they eventually share a bed, though the experience is perfunctory; their need and their avoidance of intimacy act as a prophylactic.
The questionnaire measured four personality aspects: unusual experiences – such as belief in telepathy and paranormal events – difficulty in focusing thoughts or distractibility, an avoidance of intimacy, and a tendency towards impulsive and antisocial behaviour.
It also covered introvertive anhedonia – a reduced ability to feel social and physical pleasure as well as an avoidance of intimacy – and impulsive non-conformity, the tendency towards impulsive, antisocial behaviour, which is often linked to a lack of mood-related self-control.
The negative health outcomes both emotional and psychological these "conversion" programs exact are untold and include depression, anxiety, self-destructive behavior, sexual dysfunction, avoidance of intimacy, loss of faith and spirituality, and the reinforcement of internalized homophobia and self-hatred, to name a few.
The ECR consists of 36 questions scored on a 7-point scale, testing two dimensions of attachment in adult partner relationships: (1) fear of rejection and abandonment by a partner; and (2) avoidance of intimacy.
It contains two subscales, Anxiety about rejection and abandonment (e.g., "I worry about being abandoned") and Avoidance of intimacy ("I feel very uncomfortable when my partner wants to have a close connection to me"), both consisting of 18 items.
Other specified criteria are "… the inability to delay ejaculation on all or nearly all vaginal penetrations, and negative personal consequences, such as distress, bother, frustration and/or the avoidance of sexual intimacy".
Specifically, participants reported a loss of intimacy and avoidance of particular social spaces and activities because they felt self-conscious about their appearance and/or feared rejection.
Individuals with predominantly cautious relationship style share many of the characteristics of those with support-seeking relationship style in that they may desire to seek out social contact (i.e. they are not highly self-reliant), but this desire is simultaneously inhibited by fear of intimacy, often leading to approach-avoidance behavior [ 19].
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I'd add to the avoidance list explanations of the Los Angeles Lakers' triangle offense, and also warn against striking the note of intimacy too quickly established.
