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symptoms must begin in adolescence - lying, truancy, promiscuity, substance abuse; hostile, irritable, impulsive; lack of empathy, social responsibility, guilt; histories reveal lies, truancy, running away, substance abuse, legal trouble; manipulative, through charm and seduction; cannot be trusted; no impairment in reality testing
What is the personality disorder in which patients seek social withdrawal?
Schizoid personality disorder | |
Specialty | Psychiatry, clinical psychology |
Symptoms | Pervasive emotional detachment, reduced affect, lack of close friends, apathy, anhedonia, unintentional insensitivity to social norms, sexual abstinence, preoccupation with fantasy, autistic thinking without loss of skill to recognize reality |
What is a withdrawal personality?
People with avoidant personality disorder have chronic feelings of inadequacy and are highly sensitive to being negatively judged by others. Though they would like to interact with others, they tend to avoid social interaction due to the intense fear of being rejected by others.
Which personality disorder would be the most likely diagnosis for someone who is socially withdrawn and very sensitive to criticism?
Avoidant personality disorder is characterized by feelings of extreme social inhibition, inadequacy, and sensitivity to negative criticism and rejection.
Which personality disorder detaches from social relationships?
Schizoid personality disorder is one of a group of conditions called "Cluster 'A' " or eccentric personality disorders. People with these disorders often appear odd or peculiar. People with schizoid personality disorder also tend to be distant, detached, and indifferent to social relationships.