Schizoid Personality Disorder
Schizoid personality disorder has an interesting effect on one’s emotions. SPD is a disorder in the group “Cluster A,” or eccentric personality disorders. Schizoid disorder, like every other mental illness, has a very interesting past.
The word “schizoid” was coined by Eugen Bleuler in 1908. He used it to designate a tendency in some humans to give more attention to one’s inner life and less to the external world. When there was an exaggeration of this tendency, Bleuler labeled it the “schizoid personality.” The characteristics of SPD range widely, as do the causes. Even after decades of tests and clinical work, researchers still can’t completely agree on what plays a role in the development of this disorder.
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Most people with SPD become passive because they have trouble establishing relationships and expressing their feelings. People with SPD are usually happiest when they are in a relationship that requires little to no emotional or intimate affection. Schizoids almost always stay to themselves and out of the spotlight, so it’s hard to find examples of the disorder throughout history. Although there are no particular cases, people with mental illnesses in general were treated as if it wasn’t a big deal.
“In the 1800s, mental illnesses were not taken very seriously.” (Treatment of Mental Illnesses in the 1800s by: Sally Attar and Natalia Rumero) There were no hospitals at the time, so mentally unstable people would usually stay at home and be isolated from the outside world. Because no one really knew why a person with a disorder acted the way they did, their behavior was mostly ignored. By the mid-1800s, steps were taken to find a treatment for the mentally ill. The very first few hospitals were built, but they were more like prisons and patients were often beaten. Then by the late-1800s, mental illnesses were taken more seriously and even more in depth research was done to find a
The word “schizoid” was coined by Eugen Bleuler in 1908. He used it to designate a tendency in some humans to give more attention to one’s inner life and less to the external world. When there was an exaggeration of this tendency, Bleuler labeled it the “schizoid personality.” The characteristics of SPD range widely, as do the causes. Even after decades of tests and clinical work, researchers still can’t completely agree on what plays a role in the development of this disorder.
Some scientists …show more content…
Most people with SPD become passive because they have trouble establishing relationships and expressing their feelings. People with SPD are usually happiest when they are in a relationship that requires little to no emotional or intimate affection. Schizoids almost always stay to themselves and out of the spotlight, so it’s hard to find examples of the disorder throughout history. Although there are no particular cases, people with mental illnesses in general were treated as if it wasn’t a big deal.
“In the 1800s, mental illnesses were not taken very seriously.” (Treatment of Mental Illnesses in the 1800s by: Sally Attar and Natalia Rumero) There were no hospitals at the time, so mentally unstable people would usually stay at home and be isolated from the outside world. Because no one really knew why a person with a disorder acted the way they did, their behavior was mostly ignored. By the mid-1800s, steps were taken to find a treatment for the mentally ill. The very first few hospitals were built, but they were more like prisons and patients were often beaten. Then by the late-1800s, mental illnesses were taken more seriously and even more in depth research was done to find a