PSYCH 115 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Schizotypal Personality Disorder, Abnormal Psychology, Psy
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People with schizoid personality disorder do not desire or enjoy social relationships, and they usually have no close friends. Can appear aloof and show no warm, tender feelings. Rarely experience strong emotions, are not interested in sex, and enjoy few activities. Indifferent to praise or criticism, people with this disorder are loners who pursue solitary interests. Presence of 4 or more of the following signs of aloofness and flat affect from early adulthood across many contexts: Lack of desire for or enjoyment of close relationships. Eccentric thoughts and behavior, interpersonal detachment, and suspiciousness. Odd beliefs or magical thinking--for instance the belief that they can read other people"s minds and see into the future. Often suspicious of others and concerned that others might hurt them. They might also have recurrent illusions (inaccurate sensory perceptions), such as sensing the presence of a force or a person that is not actually there.
