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In contrast to Schizotypal Personality Disorder, the Schizoid Personality Disorder patient is _____ ____ and _____, rather than behaviorally eccentric with odd thoughts, although both disorders can co-occur.
Affectively flat, unresponsive
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The Schizoid Personality Disorder may share a number of symptoms in common with patients with what?
Asperger's syndrome
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For the treatment of Schizoid Personality Disorder, what is the pharmacologic treatment?
Little is known about pharmacologic therapy for Schizoid Personality Disorder.
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In some cases, what type of psychotherapeutic interventions are helpful for Schizoid Personality Disorder?
Group and Family Therapy
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Describe Schizoid personality disorder
This occurs as 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.
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What are some diagnostic signs of schizoid personality disorder?
1) neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, 2) solitary activities, 3) no interest in sex, 4) few activities, 5) no friends, 6) indifferent to praise or criticism
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Estimates of the prevalence of schizoid personality disorder in the
general population vary with the criteria used, ranging from __-__% and
individuals with this disorder are relatively uncommon in clinical
settings.
0.5 - 0.7%
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Schizoid Personality Disorder occurs more in whom? (Men or Women)
Men
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The general withdrawal of patients with Schizoid Personality Disorder
means that they rarely __________ others, and in part this accounts for
their rare appearance in _______________ settings.
disturb, treatment
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The diagnosis of Schizoid Personality Disorder has become restricted to
people with a profound defect in the ability to form what?
Personal relationships and to respond to others in a meaningful way
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The symptoms of schizoid personality disorder resemble what?
The negative symptoms of scizophrenia
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An increased prevalence of Schizoid Personality Disorder among individuals with a family history of "what" might be expected?
Schizophrenia
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Features of these two syndromes also resemble Schizoid Personality Disorder.
Asperger and Autistic spectrum disorders
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The life history of patients with Schizoid Personality Disorder is typically characterized by a preference for what?
Solitary pursuits
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Social detachment and restricted emotional expression, such as affective constriction, make these patients appear as what three significant
signs?
1) aloof 2) distant and 3) difficult to engage
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Schizoid Personality Disorder patients are more likely to demonstrate interest when describing what?
Abstract pursuits that require no emotional involvement.
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Patients with Schizoid Personality Disorder resemble individuals with what other personality disorders?
Avoidant Personality Disorder and Schizotypal Personality Disorder
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How can individuals with Schizoid Personality Disorder and Avoidant Personality Disorder be distinguished?
By their indifference to others
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