PSYC 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Schizotypal Personality Disorder, Personality Disorder, Impulsivity

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1010
• Professor: Myriam Mongrain

Document Summary

There is a twist on how other people are perceived. They see people with a certain lens, and they have difficulty in accepting the other reality they cannot acknowledge other"s problems. The emotional tone can range from bubbly or you can have positive emotions as well as fear and anxiety (negative emotions). The last cluster, these are hidden and these people do not come out in a dramatic way. Unusual way of seeing people, the self and events. Inflexible pattern manifest in many situations starting in late adolescence. Creates impairment in functioning (especially conflict with others) and/or subjective distress. May involve up to 15% of population. Cluster a: odd eccentric - have a lot in common. Distrustful socially aloof, unable to connect with others. Schizoid, schizotypal paranoid - who is not unhappy about being isolated and unskilled. Has bizarre belief systems, and close to schzepenia, but not out of touch from reality.