Social aspects
Individuals with STPD typically prefer to be in this state, as they are uncomfortable in close relationships.
Alone
this disorder causes people to have a hard time forming what?
relationships
People with this disorder often have this type of speech that is vague, rambling, or metaphorical.
odd/peculiar speech
schizotypal personality disorder is commonly treated with medication
True
This emotion is often felt by individuals with STPD in social settings, particularly stemming from fear.
Social Anxiety
People with this disorder might believe they have a "sixth sense" or possess telepathic powers, known as what type of thinking.
Magical thinking
hear voices and smell things that others cant hear or smell
unusual experience
people with STPD have close friends
False
A key characteristic of STPD is a "constricted" or limited range of this, making it hard for them to show this emotions.
Affection
This disorder is often linked genetically to schizophrenia, occurring more frequently in relatives of those with psychotic disorders
Schizotypal Personality Disorder (STPD)
medication that may help lessen social anxiety in patients with schizotypal personality disorder.
Anitdepressants
laughing at funnerals, no smiling at all
inappropriate behavior
Due to their eccentric appearance or behavior, people with this disorder are often described by this two-word adjective.
"odd" or "Eccentric"
Unlike schizophrenia, individuals with STPD typically do not experience these vivid, false sensory experiences.
Hallucinations
where someone believes ordinary events have special meaning for them.
Ideas of reference
Because they often fear others are working against them, people with STPD frequently display this type of, but not delusional, thinking.
Suspiciousness or paranoia
Individuals with STPD often have very few, if any, of these
Close Friends
show similar qualities in many ways to schizophrenics but
Symptoms not as severe