psychology

Schizoid personality disorder: Schizoid personality disorder (SPD) is a personality disorder characterized by lack of interest in social relationships,  a tendency towards a solitary or sheltered lifestyle, secretiveness, emotional coldness, detachment and apathy. Affected individuals may be unable to form intimate attachments to others and simultaneously demonstrate a rich, elaborate and exclusively internal fantacy  world.      people with schizoid personality disorder shy away from interactions with others. They lack the desire or skill to form close personal relationship. Because they don't tend to shoe emotion, they may appear as though they don't care about others or what's going on around them. Schizoid personality disorder and schizophrenia: Many people with SPD is not the same as schizophrenia or schizotypal personality disorder. Many people with SPD are able to function fairly well although they tend to choose jobs that allow them to work alone, ...

Sub types of personality disorder: There are three sub types of personality disorder cluster A cluster B cluster C Cluster A: Cluster is called the odd, eccentric cluster. It include paranoid personality disorder, schizoid personality disorder and schizotypal personality disorder. Paranoid personality disorder: Paranoid personality disorder (PPD) is a type of  eccentric personality disorder. An eccentric personality disorder means that the person,s behavior may seem odd or unusual to others.             It,s a mental disorder characterized  by paranoia and a pervasive, long standing suspiciousness and generalized mistrust of others. Individuals with this personality disorder may be hypersensitive , easily insulted and finding demeaning  or threatening subtext in even the most innocent of comments or events. An individual with paranoid personality disorder can be quick to feel anger and feel hostile towards others. They ten...

Personality disorder:                                      Personality, as defined psychologically, is the set of enduring behavioral    and mental traits that distinguish between individual humans. Hence personality disorders are defined defined by experiences and behaviors that differ from social norms and expectations. Those diagnosed with personality disorder may experience difficulties in cognitive, emotional, interpersonal functioning or impulse control.   A personality disorder (PD) is a type of mental disorder in which person has a rigid and unhealthy pattern of thinking, functioning and behaving. A person with a personality disorder has trouble perceiving and relating to situations and people. This causes significant problems and limitations in relationships, social activities, work and school.    In some cases, person may not realize that he has perso...