PSYC 2113 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Group Psychotherapy, Suicidal Ideation, Schizotypal Personality Disorder
16 Apr 2018
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S(cid:272)hizoid: deta(cid:272)h(cid:373)e(cid:374)t fro(cid:373) so(cid:272)ial relatio(cid:374)ships, do(cid:374)"t like so(cid:272)ial relatio(cid:374)ships, cold/aloof, socially isolated, limited range of emotions, indifferent to praise and criticism, not interested in sex or other pleasurable activities. So(cid:272)ial isolatio(cid:374) rese(cid:373)(cid:271)les autis(cid:373) (cid:271)ut (cid:449)e do(cid:374)"t k(cid:374)o(cid:449) if there"s a li(cid:374)k there, psychodynamics believe that parents must have been abusive or not supportive. People with schizoid pd have difficulty with scanning and perceiving. Like autism, they show a lot of difficulty reading social cues. They do(cid:374)"t go to therapy (cid:271)e(cid:272)ause they do(cid:374)"t (cid:272)are. If they do go to therapy, they often remain distant from the therapist. Cbt focuses on ambiguous thoughts and teaches appropriated emotions in specific situations. Prevalence is 3. 1 percent and men are more likely to have it. Causes: some theories suggest that it is a phenotype of schizophrenia. Both schizotypal and schizophrenia show intense family conflict. People with schizotypal show high dopamine, loss of grey matter.
