The Effects Of Aggression And Hatred On The Schizoid Personality

The Schizoid Personality Disorder has been described by the Fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorder (DSM5) as a set of at least four long standing, pervasive symptoms that have onset during the adolescent period, affecting the individual’s capacity to enjoy social relationships. According to the mentioned source, these individuals prefer to spend time with themselves. In 2015, Matthew H. Rosa MD, wrote an article published by the Psychoanalytic Review. The article was titled: “Love at Distance: Aggression and Hatred on a Schizoid Personality.” the author deeply analyses the relationship between social relationships, feelings and what is perceived as hatred. In order to prove his hypothesis, Dr. Rosa
It was positive to see that the client continues her therapy, suggesting a positive rapport. Her symptomatology and behaviors were carefully explained through the reading by concepts elaborated by Fairbairn, Klein and Winnicott. There were times in which the author will disagree with the theory of the mentioned psychologist citing his previous experience with cases of Schizoid Personality Disorder. Melanie Klein ability to accurately describe the schizoid personality was noted by the author of the article. Nevertheless, he disputes detachment as a source of aggression. Dr. Rosa sees splitting as a source of psychopathology when working with Schizoid Personality Disorders. As expressed by the author that is a common finding in Klein, Fairbairn and Winnicott theoretical
The author seems to be comfortable with his experience in the field and based his understanding of the Schizoid personality mostly on this. Reliability is based in previous studies, however does not describe a specific research technique. Only three theories within psychoanalysis are reviewed. During the reading he disputes the application of psychoanalytic concepts with roots on his experience. Including a case with the article was a guide to the understanding of Schizoid Personality Disorder nevertheless; a single case does not represent the schizoid population. Consequently, a bigger sample could have made the article more representative. It is recommended to increase the validity and reliability of the article by the analysis of recent Schizoid Personality Disorder research. The work of Fairbairn, Klein and Winnicott can be cited as a structural framework. The incorporated vignette serves as an easy to understand case of Schizoid Personality Disorder however; the focus was on the reasons behind aggression and hatred. Overall the article helps as a guide to understand Schizoid personality from a psychoanalytical