Schizotypal Personality Disorder WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Schizotypal personality disorder, or simply schizotypal disorder, is a personality disorder that is characterized by a need for social isolation, odd behavior and thinking, and often unconventional beliefs. The schizotypal individual develops a fear of, strong objection to, or incapacity for social interaction, due to the sum of their past social experiences being negative in nature. As infants they do not learn how to interact with others, and as children and adults this inability quickly makes them a target for other people. …read more from Wikipedia
Fast Facts:
- People with schizotypal personality disorder often have peculiar ideas, such as believing they have ESP or a “sixth sense.”1
- Genetics is believed to play a role in the development of this personality disorder; being more common in people who have a relative with schizophrenia.2
- Psychotherapy is the recommended treatment for schizotypal personality disorder.3
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Research Notes References
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Mental Health: Schizotypal Personality Disorder
- ↑ Cleveland Clinic: What is Schizotypal Personality Disorder?
- ↑ PsychCentral: Schizotypal Personality Disorder Symptoms
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- Contributor: Mia Tagala
- Reviewer: Elisa Carter
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Redirects: Schizotypal Personality, Schizotypal Disorder
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