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Clinical Features of Schizotypal Personality Disorder
1.These patients often display peculiarities in thinking, behavior and communication
2.Discomfort in social situations, and inappropriate behavior may occur.
3.Magical thinking, belief in "extra sensory perception", illusions and derealization are common.
4.Familiarity does not decrease social anxiety since it is based on paranoid concerns and not self-consciousness.
5.The patient may have a vivid fantasy life with imaginary relationships.
6.Speech may be idiosyncratic such as unusual use of phrasing or terminology.
Schizoid Personality :A pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (or more) of the following:
1.Neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, including being part of a family
2.almost always chooses solitary activities
3.has little, if any, interest in having sexual experiences with another person
4.takes pleasure in few, if any, activities
5.lacks close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives
6.appears indifferent to the praise or criticism of others
7.shows emotional coldness, detachment, or flattened affectivity
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Thank you for your detailed explanation.
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well explained
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very well explained..the short cut i use is magical thinking-->schizotypal ( y) vs schizoid
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