The GoodPerson Anxiety Pattern (GPAP) is presented as a structural subtype of anxiety emerging from the Core Emotion Framework (CEF), characterized by the fusion of compliance-related emotional primers and the suppression of agency-related primers. According to the document, GPAP reflects “a self-perpetuating architecture of conscientious anxiety” and explains the pervasive avoidance, moral hypervigilance, and chronic self-monitoring seen in Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD). The paper integrates affective neuroscience, embodied cognition, and attachment theory to describe how fused compliance (perfectionism, guilt-avoidance, approval-seeking) and suppressed agency (inhibition, passivity, fear of assertion) generate protest signals such as rumination, somatic tension, and passive resistance. GPAP is modeled through a three-factor structure—Compliance Fusion, Agency Suppression, and Protest Signals—validated through CFA and SEM. Clinically, the framework supports targeted interventions including cognitive defusion, assertiveness training, radical acceptance, and values-based action to restore structural flexibility. The model positions GPAP as a distinct, measurable structural pattern within AvPD, offering a mechanistic alternative to symptom-based nosologies.Cited lines:• “GPAP… serves as a critical mechanism for understanding the lived experience and behavioral rigidity of individuals diagnosed with Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD).”• “This configuration results in a distinctive anxiety profile marked by excessive conscientiousness, chronic self-monitoring, and a persistent drive to ‘do the right thing’…” English Keywords• GoodPerson Anxiety Pattern (GPAP)• Avoidant Personality Disorder (AvPD)• Core Emotion Framework (CEF)• Compliance Fusion• Agency Suppression• Protest Signals• Structural Psychopathology• Embodied Cognition• Attachment Trauma• Conscientious Anxiety
Chénglán Xǔ (2026) studied this question.