Schizoid Personality Disorders Case Study

Personality disorders are a class of mental disorders characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience, exhibited across many contexts and deviating markedly from those accepted by the individual's culture (American Psychiatric Association, 2013). For an individual to be diagnosed with a personality disorder “the person’s enduring pattern of behavior must be pervasive and inflexible, as well as stable and of long duration. It must also cause either clinically significant distress or impairment in functioning and be manifested in at least two of the following areas: cognition, affectivity, interpersonal functioning, or impulse control” (Hooley, Butcher, Nock, & Mineka S., 2015). Unlike some other disorder

Individuals suffering from schizoid personality disorder avoid social activities and consistently shy away from interaction with others. “With the exception of minimal familial relations, schizoid personalities, feel no need for relationships, whether platonic or sexual” (Millon, Millon, Meagher, Grossman, & Ramnath, 2012). They have difficulty expressing emotions and as a result, others may see them as cold and distant. Detachment from human relationships is a central theme of schizoid personalities. Their mood can often be described as apathetic, rarely experiencing strong emotions (Millon et al.,

Unlike people suffering from schizoid personality disorder, who do not mean to offend, people with antisocial personality disorder tend to antagonize, manipulate or treat others harshly or with callous indifference, and show no guilt or remorse for their behavior. Individuals with antisocial personality disorder often violate the law, for which they have no regard. These individuals may lie without feeling remorse, and can behave violently or impulsively (Mayo Clinic Staff Print, 2016). “The essential feature of antisocial personality disorder is a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood” (American Psychiatric Association,