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How many schizotypal personality traits did you score? (See original post.)
None: 0 to 4 8%  8%  [ 3 ]
None: 0 to 4 8%  8%  [ 3 ]
Mild: 5 to 9 21%  21%  [ 8 ]
Mild: 5 to 9 21%  21%  [ 8 ]
Moderate: 10 to 14 18%  18%  [ 7 ]
Moderate: 10 to 14 18%  18%  [ 7 ]
Severe: 15 to 18 3%  3%  [ 1 ]
Severe: 15 to 18 3%  3%  [ 1 ]
Total votes : 38

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15 Aug 2005, 3:22 pm

See also: Do You Have a Schizoid Personality?
And Do You Have an Obsessive-Compulsive Personality?
And Do You Have an Antisocial Personality?
And Do You Have an Avoidant Personality?
And Do You Have a Narcissistic Personality?
And Do You Have a Histrionic Personality?

Asperger's syndrome and schizotypal personality disorder have some features in common: eccentricity and social awkwardness. Schizotypal personality disorder is thought to be genetically related to schizophrenia and may just be a milder form of that disorder.

For each criterion of schizotypal disorder, decide how well it applies to you personally. If it doesn't apply at all, score it as 0; if it is somewhat applicable, score it as 1; and, if it describes you quite well, score it as a 2. The minimum possible score is 0; the maximum possible score is 18. For an ICD-10 diagnosis of F21 schizotypal disorder, four criteria must be met. I measured myself as having a score of 12.

ICD-10 wrote:
(a)inappropriate or constricted affect (the individual appears cold and aloof);
(b)behaviour or appearance that is odd, eccentric, or peculiar;
(c)poor rapport with others and a tendency to social withdrawal;
(d)odd beliefs or magical thinking, influencing behaviour and inconsistent with subcultural norms;
(e)suspiciousness or paranoid ideas;
(f)obsessive ruminations without inner resistance, often with dysmorphophobic, sexual or aggressive contents;
(g)unusual perceptual experiences including somatosensory (bodily) or other illusions, depersonalization or derealization;
(h)vague, circumstantial, metaphorical, overelaborate, or stereotyped thinking, manifested by odd speech or in other ways, without gross incoherence;
(i)occasional transient quasi-psychotic episodes with intense illusions, auditory or other hallucinations, and delusion-like ideas, usually occurring without external provocation.


For me: a(2) + b(2) + c(2) + e(1) + f(2) + g(1) + h(2) = 12



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15 Aug 2005, 4:14 pm

none-I got two points, one each for b and c



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15 Aug 2005, 6:01 pm

10-11-ish.


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18 Aug 2005, 2:16 pm

I have sometimes wondered if I have schizophrenia instead of (or in addition to) Asperger's syndrome. Having a high number of schizotypal personality traits does indicate a risk of schizophrenia.



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18 Aug 2005, 3:33 pm

5 or 6.



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18 Aug 2005, 8:01 pm

NeantHumain - Neè ICD-10 wrote:
(a)inappropriate or constricted affect (the individual appears cold and aloof);
(b)behaviour or appearance that is odd, eccentric, or peculiar;
(c)poor rapport with others and a tendency to social withdrawal;
(d)odd beliefs or magical thinking, influencing behaviour and inconsistent with subcultural norms;
(e)suspiciousness or paranoid ideas;
(f)obsessive ruminations without inner resistance, often with dysmorphophobic, sexual or aggressive contents;
(g)unusual perceptual experiences including somatosensory (bodily) or other illusions, depersonalization or derealization;
(h)vague, circumstantial, metaphorical, overelaborate, or stereotyped thinking, manifested by odd speech or in other ways, without gross incoherence;
(i)occasional transient quasi-psychotic episodes with intense illusions, auditory or other hallucinations, and delusion-like ideas, usually occurring without external provocation.


a - 2; b - 2; c - 2; d - 1; e - 0; f - 0; g - 0; h - 1; i - 0 = 8

I was going to make an inane joke about being in 'two minds' about this questionnaire; unfortunately even a cursory appreciation of the complexities of Schizophrenia renders such lame humour utterly superfluous. Shame about that.



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19 Aug 2005, 6:15 am

aye, that was my first diagnose. But they said i wasnt psychotic afterall and then I was an aspie.
I scored very high on that too so..



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19 Aug 2005, 6:38 am

I think i'd be about a 15.

(a)2
(b)2
(c)2
(d)2
(e)1
(f)1
(g)1
(h)2
(i)2

It's the next closest dx for me but I particpated in some StPd groups and saw a shrink about it, but they don't think I have it. I tend to agree.



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19 Aug 2005, 9:32 am

Quote:
(a)inappropriate or constricted affect (the individual appears cold and aloof);
(b)behaviour or appearance that is odd, eccentric, or peculiar;
(c)poor rapport with others and a tendency to social withdrawal;
(d)odd beliefs or magical thinking, influencing behaviour and inconsistent with subcultural norms;
(e)suspiciousness or paranoid ideas;
(f)obsessive ruminations without inner resistance, often with dysmorphophobic, sexual or aggressive contents;
(g)unusual perceptual experiences including somatosensory (bodily) or other illusions, depersonalization or derealization;
(h)vague, circumstantial, metaphorical, overelaborate, or stereotyped thinking, manifested by odd speech or in other ways, without gross incoherence;
(i)occasional transient quasi-psychotic episodes with intense illusions, auditory or other hallucinations, and delusion-like ideas, usually occurring without external provocation.



eight for me. meh.


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19 Aug 2005, 11:18 am

12... though I was really on the fence for h, so maybe more like 11

a) 1
b) 1
c) 2
d) 1
e) 1
f) 1
g) 2
h) 2
i) 1



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24 Aug 2005, 6:20 am

I'm not schizotypal: I asked the purple monkey if the voices were real and he said they were! :lol:


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