Gangguan Kepribadian Menghindar Pada Tokoh Handa Sei Dalam Manga Handa Kun Karya Satsuki Yoshino

The research entitled “Handa Sei’s Avoidant Personality Disorder in Handa Kun Comics by Satsuki Yoshino”. This research analyze about avoidant personality disorder’s criteria, cause and treatment on Handa Sei in a comic entitled Handa Kun. This research used literature psychology theory by Ratna (2016), psycho analysis theory by Freud (2008), avoidant personality disorder theory by American Psychiantic Association (2013), cause of avoidant personality disorder theory by Coolidge, etc (2001), overview of avoidance reduction theory by Kantor (2010) and semiotic theory by Danesi (2010). The result of this research is Handa have five criteria of avoidant personality disorders, this criteria are avoids occupational activities, is unwilling to get involved with people unless certain of being liked, shows restraint within intimate relationships, is preoccupied with being criticized or rejected in social situations and is inhibited in new interpersonal situations. The cause of avoidant personality disorder on Handa are traumatic event caused by a friend’s lie during junior hih school and parents ignorance from Handa trauma event. The treatment of avoidant personality disorder on Handa are cognitive-behavorial therapy, interpersonal approach and supportive therapy.