2. “A Personality Disorder is an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates markedly from the expectations of the individual's culture, is pervasive and inflexible, has an onset in adolescence or early adulthood, is stable over time, and leads to distress or impairment.”
8. Diagnostic Features Pattern of distrust and suspiciousness of others such as their motives are malevolent.
9. Specifiers Individuals think that people intend to harm, exploit, or deceive them Lost trust Misinterpretation of good motives Reluctant to relationships Hidden messages Unwillingness for forgiveness Counterattacks Pathologically jealous
10. Associated Features Overt argumentativeness “cold” with no tender feelings Self-sufficiency Autonomy Control Litigious Negative stereotypes Fanatical worldviews
11. Associated Disorders Psychotic episodes Delusional Disorder Schizophrenia Major Depressive Disorder Agoraphobia Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Drug (Alcohol) Abuse
16. Diagnostic Features “…pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings.”
17. Specifiers Distant relationships Solitary activities No sexual desires Rare pleasure Lack of network Indifference Emotional detachment
18. Associated Descriptive Features Difficulty to express emotions Difficulty to respond to significant life events Single lifestyle Isolated occupations are a good fit Brief psychotic episodes
23. Diagnostic Features “…a pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked by acute discomfort with, and reduced capacity for, close relationships as well as by cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior.”
24. Specifiers Misinterpretations “magical thinking” Illusions Odd thinking and speech Suspiciousness Eccentric behavior and appearance Lack of confidants Excessive social anxiety
27. Prevalence 3% of the general population First-degree relatives with Schizophrenia More common in males Course Stable course Early adulthood Variety of contexts
32. Additional Sources www.paranoidpersonalitydisorder.org Kantor, M. (2004). Understanding Paranoia: a guide for professionals, families, and sufferers. USA: Greenwood Publishing Group Inc. www.mayoclinic.com/health/schizoid-personality-disorder/DS00865 www.mentalhealth.com/dis/p20-pe03.html
