Schizoid & Schizotypal Personality Disorders
The term “schizoid” refers to a personality disorder characterized by a lack of interest in social relationships, tendencies towards solitary lifestyle as well as apathy, coldness, detachment and secretiveness. What do you know about schizotypal personality disorders?
- 1.The essential feature of Schizoid PD is a pervasive pattern of detachment from realtionships and a restricted in interpersonal settings typically beging by early adulthood
- A.
Intimate ; social interactions
- B.
Social; range of emotions
- C.
Social; activities or hobbies
- 2.
- PD lack a desire for intimacy, appear indifferent to opportunities t develop close reationships and do not appear to recieve enjoyment from being apart of a family/social group
- A.
Schizoid
- B.
Schizotypal
- 3.Schizoid PD individuals often appear to be what
- A.
Suspicious of others
- B.
Socially isolated
- C.
Experiencing hallucinations
- 4.Rule out schizoid PD when symptoms are present during the course of what other disorders?
- A.
Schizophrenia, mood disorder with psychotic features, any other psychotic disorders, pervasive developmental, direct physiological
- B.
Schizophrenia, direct physiological, substance abuse, mood disorder with psychotic features
- C.
Direct physiological , schizophrenia, depression, mood disorder with psychotic features
- 5.Of all emotions schizoid PD have trouble expressing is the most difficult and they will react passively to adverse situations
- A.
Happiness- even when granted desired objects
- B.
Anger- even in direct provocation
- C.
Sadness- even when death of relative
- 6.What form of functioning can become impaired particulary if interpersonal invovlement is required?
- A.
Hobbies/interest
- B.
Everyday
- C.
Occupational
- 7.Due to their lack of social skills and lack of desire for sexual experiences schizoid PD indiviudlas will not often what?
- A.
Have high paying jobs
- B.
Marry
- C.
Have co morbid diagnosis
- 8.Schizoid PD may appear as the antecedent of and somtimes co occur with what disorders?
- A.
Schizophrenia, schizotypal
- B.
Schizophrenia, Major depressive, substance abuse, GAD, borderline PD, avoidant PD
- C.
Schizophrenia, avoidant PD, Major Depressive, Paranoid PD, Schizotypal,
- 9.In regards to PD emotional freezing is what?
- A.
Moving from rural to city, lasting several months manifested by solitary activities, constricted affect and deficits in communication
- B.
The grieving process associated with the death of a friend/family member, lasting 5 months
- C.
The ability to only exhibit one emotional affect for a period of several months eg: periods of happiness or sadness
- 10.Schizoid PD i diagnosied slightly more often in and may cause more impairment in them
- A.
Women
- B.
Men
- C.
Children
- 11.Scizoid PD doesnt have an increased prevalence in the relatives of indiviudals iwth schixophrenia or schizotypal PD
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 12.Schizoid PD can be distinqueshed from delsuional disorder, schizophrenia and mood disorder with psychotic features because
- A.
All only experience one or the other of cognitive or perceptual distortions
- B.
All only experience depersonalization and trance like states
- C.
All are characterized by a period of persistent psychotic symptoms
- 13.Diagnositic critera for schizoid PD states that or more symptoms pre present to meet criteria A: pervasive pattern of detachment from social realtionships and resitricted range of expression of emotions.....
- A.
4
- B.
3
- C.
5
- 14.If the criteria are met prior to the onset of schizophrenia add what to scizoid PD?
- A.
Schizophrenia episode
- B.
Premorbid
- C.
Late onset
- 15.Select ALL 7 symptoms of schizoid PD
- A.
Almost always chooses solitary actives
- B.
Neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, including being part of a family
- C.
Has recurrent suspicions without justification regarding fidelity of spouse or sexual partner
- D.
Has little if any interest in having sexual experiences with another person
- E.
Takes pleasure in few if any activities
- F.
Is inhibited in new interpersonal situations because of feelings of inadequacy
- G.
Is unwilling to get involved with people unless certain of being liked
- H.
Lacks close friends or confidants other than first degree relatives
- I.
Appears indifferent to he praise or criticism of others
- J.
Shows emotional coldness, detachment or flattened affectivity
- 16.The essential feature of schizotypal PD is a pervasive pattern of deficits marked by acute discomfort with and reduced capacity for close realtionships as well as by cognitive or perceptual disortions and eccentricities of behavior
- A.
Intimate and social
- B.
Social and interpersonal
- C.
Occupational and interpersonal
- 17.The pervasive pattern of schizotypal begins by
- A.
Early childhood
- B.
Early adulthood
- C.
Can develop at anytime
- 18.Ideas of reference are
- A.
Beliefs are held with delusional conviction
- B.
Incorrect interpretations of casual incidents and external events as having a particular and unusual meaning specifically for the person
- C.
Superstitious beliefs that are outside the norms of their subculture
- 19.Schizotypl pd may be or preoccuipoed wih paranomrla phenomena that aer outside the norms of their subculture
- A.
Alien obsessed
- B.
Superstitious
- C.
Hypochondriacs
- 20.Select all that are known to be true of schizotypal pd
- A.
Talk to animals
- B.
Feel that they have special powers to sense events before they happen
- C.
Feel they are receiving special unfair discriminatory treatment compared to others
- D.
Read others' thoughts
- E.
Have magical control over others
- F.
Perceptual alterations- sensing another person is present/hearing voices
- 21.Schizotyal pd are not usally able to when it comes to social realtionships
- A.
Introduce themselves to start interactions
- B.
Negotiate the full range of affects and interpersonal cuing required for successful realtionships
- C.
Understand coherent thoughts and beliefs of healthy individuals
- 22.Schizotypal pd often come to treatment for associated symptoms and not their primary diagnosis such as
- A.
Depression
- B.
Sexual identity issues
- C.
Anxiety
- D.
Dysphoric affects
- E.
Substance abuse
- F.
Factitious disorders
- 23.What % of schizotypal pd also have a concurrent diagnosis of major depressive disorder
- A.
15% to 30%
- B.
30% to 50%
- C.
40% to 50%
- 24.In the sense of cogntive and perceptual disortons what must you take into consideration?
- A.
Dietary choices
- B.
Religious beliefs and rituals
- C.
Hobbies
- 25.When can schzotypal pd occur?
- A.
Mid-late adulthood only
- B.
Apparent in childhood/adolescence
- C.
Early adulthood only
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