Schizothymia is a
temperament related to
schizophrenia in a way analogous to
cyclothymia's relationship with
bipolar disorder.
Schizothymia was proposed by
Ernst Kretschmer when examining body types of schizophrenic patients. Schizothymia is defined by
reduced affect display, a high degree of introversion, limited social cognition, and withdrawing from social relations generally. Nevertheless, individuals with such personality traits may achieve relatively
affable Affable may refer to:
* Charles VIII of France, "the Affable" (1470–1498)
* Affable Records
See also
* ''Affable savages'', a book by Francis Huxley
Francis Huxley (28 August 1923 – 29 October 2016) was a British botanist, anthropologist and ...
social relations and a measure of affectivity situationally. As a kind of temperament, schizothymic personality traits are thought to be innate rather than the result of socialization or a lack thereof (
Nature versus Nurture
Nature versus nurture is a long-standing debate in biology and society about the balance between two competing factors which determine fate: genetics (nature) and environment (nurture). The alliterative expression "nature and nurture" in English h ...
).
See also
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Psychoticism
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Schizoid personality disorder
Schizoid personality disorder (, often abbreviated as SzPD or ScPD) is a personality disorder characterized by a Asociality, lack of interest in social relationships, a tendency toward a solitary or sheltered lifestyle, secretiveness, emotion ...
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Schizotypal personality disorder
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Schizotypy
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Schizophrenia
Psychosis
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