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Schizoid Personality Disorder
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Schizoid Personality disorder
Britney Gomez
A condition in which people avoid social activities and interacting with others. Schizoid personality disorder typically begins in early adulthood.
People with this condition don't desire or enjoy close relationships, even with family, and are often seen as loners. They may be emotionally cold and detached. This personality disorder is characterized by a lack of interest in social relationships, a tendency toward a solitary or sheltered lifestyle, secretiveness, and emotional coldness.
signs/Symptoms
S/S
- social isolation
- lack of close friends
- limited range of emotions
- difficulty expressing anger
- reduced sex drive
- relationship avoidance
- indifference to praise or criticism
- takes pleasure is few activities
- loss of skill to recognize reality
- A person with this disorder prefers to spend time alone rather than with others, may be thought of as a "loner".
- They have difficulty responding appropriately to important life events, so they seem to drift through their life.
- Due to lack of social skills they typically do not marry and have few friendships.
- Work is limited due to their social skills, but with social isolation jobs they thrive.
Researchers today do not know the exact cause of Schizoid personality disorder, but there are many theories of possible causes. They believe that causes are due to biological, genetic, and social factors. For example, how a person interacts in early development with family, friends, and strangers or a persons personality and temperament shaped by their environment and learned coping skills to deal with stress .There is no single factor responsible, there are a combination of genetic and environmental factors.
causes
Personality is the combination of thoughts, emotions and behaviors that makes you unique. It's the way you view, understand and relate to the outside world, as well as how you see yourself. Personality forms during childhood, shaped through an interaction of inherited tendencies and environmental factors.
This disorder is typically diagnosed by a trained mental health professional, psychologist or psychiatrist because family physicians are not well trained for this diagnosis. A diagnosis is made by comparing symptoms and life history, also by using a specially designed interview and assessment tools. Personality disorders are long-standing patterns of behavior so they are often diagnosed in adulthood. A diagnosis in childhood or adolescence is uncommon because they are under constant development and personality changes.
diagnosis
- More prevalent is males than females
- Disorder will typically decrease intensity with age, experience few of the most extreme symptoms by their 40s and 50s.
- People with this disorder most often do not seek treatment .
- There are no lab tests to diagnose personality disorders. Doctor may use various diagnostic tests to rule out physical illnesses until referring them to a specialist.
- Psycotherapy(talk therapy): help to develop close relationships by changing patients beliefs and behaviors that are problems, while maintaining personal space and working at the pace the pateint is comfortable.
- Group therapy: interaction with others who are also practicing new interpersonal skills.
- Medications: antidepressants or mood stabilizers
treatment
Prognosis
People with this disorder are able to function in eveyrday life just at a different pace, their social skills are to be worked on. Though they may not form meaningful relaionships or have families of their own and may experience social, finanical, and work disability. Possible progress with this disorder depends on the patient, it is up to them to want to seek help.
- https://psychcentral.com/disorders/schizoid-personality-disorder#4
- https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/mental-health-schizoid-personality-disorder#2
- https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/schizoid-personality-disorder/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20354419