ABSTRACT
The Schizotypal Personality Disorder can be recognized by the following descriptors and characteristics: style vs. disorder; triggering event(s); behavioral style; interpersonal styles; cognitive style; affective style; attachment style; and optimal diagnostic criterion. This chapter focuses on description, case conceptualization, assessment, and treatment interventions. It begins with background information on the disorder as well as a DSM-5 description and a prototypic description of this disorder. Kellerman and Burry were classify the Schizoid Personality Disorder as an emotion-controlled character type along with the Paranoid and Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorders while they classify the Schizotypal Personality Disorder as an emotion-avoidant character type along with the Borderline and Avoidant personality disorders. The Minnesota Multiphase Personality Inventory (MMPI-2), the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI-IV), and the Rorschach Psychodiagnostic Test can be useful in diagnosing the Schizotypal Personality Disorder as well as the schizotypal personality style or trait. Socially, predictable patterns of parenting and environmental factors can be noted for the Schizotypal Personality Disorder.
