Schizotypy

As expected from the study, many of the participants showed the signs of the schizotypy condition called social anhedonia, which is the lack of ability to experience happiness from activities that would normally be enjoyable. An example of these sort of activities would be talking to peers. The individuals determined to have social anhedonia were more likely to have less Facebook friends, frequently speak less, share fewer pictures, have a Facebook profile that displayed greater length. The…

These domains are based on the commonly used five factor model of personality. The six domains includes Negative Emotionality, Introversion, Antagonism, Disinhibition, Compulsivity and Schizotypy. Each of the six domains comes with a subset of adjectives, or facets. Disinhibition, encompasses impulsivity, distractability, recklessness, and irresponsibility. While there is a great deal of personality research on these factors, and they are…

to the article “Interior Chambers: The Emily Dickinson Homestead” by Diana Fuss, the illness that Dickinson had was Agoraphobia, an extreme or irrational fear of crowded spaces or enclosed public places (3). Another article, “Emily Dickinson and Schizotypy” by Steven Winhusen, suggested Dickinson had schizophrenia, a mentality or approach characterized by inconsistent or contradictory elements (79). Two others authors suggested Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), depression associated with late…

This might suggest that low doses of risk alleles (which are typically found in relatives) have positive effects that counterbalance their high-dose negative effects. In support of this claim, studies showed that Schizotypy (a personality disorder characterized by a group of symptoms similar to but less severe than schizophrenia) is higher among highly creative individuals according to Nettle and Clegg. And one interpretation is that low doses of schizophrenia risk…

Schizophrenia is an early-onset mental illness (van Dongen and Boomsma, 2013) Positive symptoms: “hallucinations, delusions, and racing thoughts” Negative symptoms: “poor social functioning, apathy, and lack of emotion” Cognitive symptoms: “disorganized thoughts, concentration problems, memory problems, and difficulty with completing tasks” Theory of mind is impaired in Schizophrenia (Brüne, 2001, 2005) “The cognitive capacity to represent one’s own and other persons’ mental states…in terms of…

The modern asylum and mental institutions not only opened up the art canon to this marginalized community, but also started a medical and scientific exploration into mental illness, behavioral sciences, the psychology of the brain, and if there’s really proof of the link between creativity and insanity. As Thomas Szaz explains in his article,Intentionality and Insanity, while the sciences have one singular lens for explaining their findings, mental health professionals have two: “one for sane…

The slender man stabbing is a violent crime committed as a result of an internet myth. The slender man was a fictitious character made ‘real’ by numerous details published in online communities. The character, sometimes referred to as Slender, is a faceless, lean and tall personality with child abduction behavior. He has a suit and tentacles growing upon his back. He is also able to read people’s minds and teleport to various places a quality that makes him available anywhere at any given time.…

As previously mentioned, individuals with SPD are likely to enter remission over time. Research found that many individuals with SPD are found to have low self-esteem when it comes to identifying if they have status and wealth and successful intimate relationships (Ullrich et al., 2007). As Schizotypal Personality Disorder tends to first appear in children and adolescences, there is a good chance for SPD going into remission if situations are changed. Children and adolescents with Schizotypal…

had described those side effects from witnessing UFOs could all be described as side effects of schizophrenia. In an article on psychology today, Psychologist Viren Swami and Jacob Pietschnig, Stefan Stieger, and Martin Voracek "administered this “schizotypy” scale based on evidence from previous studies showing that people who have unusual perceptual experiences (such as hallucinations) are also more likely to believe in the paranormal and therefore might be more likely to hold alien…