Personality and Mood Disorders Q 106
Santino is hospitalized at Nurseslabs Medical Center following a suicide attempt. His history reveals a previous diagnosis of schizoid personality disorder. Which of the following behaviors would be atypical of a client with this disorder?
A. Actions designed to please the nurse.
B. Limited expressions of feelings and emotions.
C. Odd ideas and mannerisms.
D. Reluctance to join group activities.
Correct Answer: A. Actions designed to please the nurse.
A client with schizoid personality disorder is typically detached, aloof, and socially isolated. He has no interest in seeking the approval of others and would not behave in ways to please the nurse. The behaviors included in the remaining options are characteristic of someone with schizoid personality disorder.
Option B: People with schizoid personality disorder are often described by others as aloof, cold, and detached. Those who have the disorder may prefer being alone, but some may also experience loneliness and social isolation as a result.
Option C: The DSM-5 defines schizoid personality disorder as a “pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits marked by acute discomfort with, and reduced capacity to form close relationships as well as by cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts.”
Option D: Those with this disorder also tend to have few friendships, date rarely, and often do not marry. The symptoms of the disorder may also make it difficult to work in positions that require a lot of social interaction or people skills. People with a schizoid personality disorder may do better in jobs that involve working in solitude.