Schizotypal personality disorder is classified as a Cluster A personality disorder. The cause of schizotypal personality disorder is unknown. However, this type of personality disorder is more common in relatives of schizophrenics with the genes of the family unit is involved in assisting in the diagnosis of this type of personality disorder. Moreover people with this type of disorder usually do not have psychotic symptoms (New York Times, 2013)
To better understand schizotypal personality disorder, we must first understand the definition. According to our text, Schizotypal personality disorder is defined as “characterized by a pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked by acute discomfort with and reduced capacity for close relationships, cognitive or perceptual distortions, and eccentricities in behavior” (DeLisi, M. 2013). Schizotypal personality disorder is a Cluster A disorder which includes odd or eccentric personality disorder. Individuals with schizotypal personality disorder are not disconnected from their surroundings and most are not found to have hallucinations, delusions, or psychotic symptoms. Furthermore, individuals diagnosed with this type of personality disorder also have an associated disorder such as major depression disorder followed by a second personality disorder which may include paranoid personality disorder. “Scjopzptypal disorder (SPD) is important because of its relationship with schizophrenia” (Fossati, et. al., 2001)
The symptoms of schizotypal personality disorder include odd behavior and unusual fears and preoccupations. They fear that they are being monitored and watched by different groups and that these groups are going to do them harm. Difficulty in personal relationships also create an uneasy feeling within the person causing them to “feel upset by their difficulty in forming and keeping close relationships” (New York Times, 2013). Common signs of schizotypal personality disorder...