Terri has withdrawn from most social contacts because she never seems to be able to say the right thing. she just doesn't seem to fit in. her comments are always misinterpreted. she feels alone and is depressed. this is an example of what interpersonal psychotherapists refer to as an:

The answer is "an interpersonal deficit.".

Interpersonal Deficits are picked as the focal point of treatment when a patient presents with a background marked by social impoverishment that includes deficient or unsustaining relational connections. Patients with such shortfalls may never have set up enduring or close connections as grown-ups.

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