Schizotypal Personality Subtypes (Millon)
Join me, as I dive into Millon’s 6 schizotypal subtypes - a unique personality structure that can easily fall apart into psychosis.
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Schizotypal Personality Disorder in the DSM-5-TR
Schizotypal personality disorder is not quite in reality, but not quite out of it. Some theorists don’t view it as its own disorder, but the DSM-5-TR does! Let’s dive into the criteria that define schizotypal personality disorder.
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The Schizophrenic Personality | Understanding Schizotypal & Schizotypy
Is there a personality predisposed to schizophrenia? Researchers seem to think so! Pull up a chair, and join me, as I unpack the super fascinating topic of schizotypy, and also explain what schizotypal personality looks like!
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Schizoid vs. Schizotypal vs. Schizophrenia
Do you ever get confused with all the disorders that start with the prefix “schizo-” (meaning split or schism)? That’s because it’s super convoluted, and psychologists/psychiatrists are still arguing about some of them! Join me, as I dive into the similarities and differences of schizoid, schizotypal, and schizophrenia, as well as schizotypy!
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Schizoid Personality Disorder vs. Avoidant Personality Disorder
Ever wonder why schizoid personality disorder and avoidant personality disorder seem to overlap so much but are also so different? What in the world happened to create a confusion about these two personalities that has lasted over 50 years?! In this blog, I discuss relevant history, how schizoid and avoidant split, and the current DSM, before comparing and contrasting schizoid and avoidant.
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Schizoid Personality Subtypes (Millon’s and Ours)
Here, I unpack Millon’s 6 Schizoid subtypes, but they aren’t super great…so Doc Bok and I made our own! Check out our 5 Schizoid subtypes too, and let us know what you think!
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Answering Your Questions About Schizoid
Viewer questions have been steadily coming in, so here are some answers to questions such as: How do you pronounce schizoid? Can schizoids experience anger? Do schizoids mask? And more…
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Schizoid Personality Disorder vs. Autism Spectrum Disorder
What is the difference between schizoid personality disorder and autism spectrum disorder? They seem similar…but they’re actually very different! Here, I explore the overlaps and contrasts of both schizoid and autism.
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Schizoid Personality - A Deeper Look
Schizoid personality disorder in the DSM is described by what it is lacking, not what it actually is…so what IS it? Psychoanalytic theorists have helped us understand much more about schizoid personalities. So, let’s take a peek inside the schizoid!
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Schizoid Personality Disorder - The DSM’s Perspective…and Mine
Schizoid personality disorder is often overshadowed by more dramatic personality disorders, but if you dig deep into it, those with schizoid personality disorder are both misrepresented and misunderstood. While the DSM-5-TR criteria present a Schizoid puzzle piece… does it capture the whole picture?
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