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'''Schizoid personality disorder''' is the personality disorder that results when a person is completely without God, when the light (per Matthew 5:14) is completely absent from them. It is the personality of the most unreachable, incorrigible atheist naturalist nerds. It is the extreme form of the '[[incurvatus in se]]' spoken of by [[Martin Luther]].

'''Schizoid personality disorder''' is a personality disorder that causes people who suffer from it to "avoid social activities and consistently shy away from interaction with others."<ref>[http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/schizoid-personality-disorder/DS00865 Schizoid personality disorder: definition] mayoclinic.com, retrieved September 9, 2011</ref> According to the Mayo Clinic, the exact causes are unknown, but genetics and environmental factors are believed to contribute to the condition.<ref>[http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/schizoid-personality-disorder/DS00865/DSECTION=causes Causes] mayoclinic.com, retrieved September 9, 2011</ref> Risk factors include having a parent or close relative with the disorder or one similar to it, child abuse and/or a childhood atmosphere of scorn or neglect, and having an emotionally distant parent.<ref>[http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/schizoid-personality-disorder/DS00865/DSECTION=risk-factors Risk factors] mayoclinic.com, retrieved September 9, 2011</ref>

Schizoid personality disorder is described by the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) as:

Schizoid personality disorder is described by the American Psychiatric Association's ''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders'' (DSM) as:

*A. A pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings, beginning by early adulthood (age eighteen or older) and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (or more) of the following:

*A. A pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings, beginning by early adulthood (age eighteen or older) and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (or more) of the following:

**1.neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, including being part of a family

**1. neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, including being part of a family

**2.almost always chooses solitary activities

**2. almost always chooses solitary activities

**3.has little, if any, interest in having sexual experiences with another person

**3. has little, if any, interest in having sexual experiences with another person

**4.takes pleasure in few, if any, activities

**4. takes pleasure in few, if any, activities

**5.lacks close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives

**5. lacks close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives

**6.appears indifferent to the praise or criticism of others

**6. appears indifferent to the praise or criticism of others

**7.shows emotional coldness, detachment, or flattened affect

**7. shows emotional coldness, detachment, or flattened affect

*B. Does not occur exclusively during the course of schizophrenia, a mood disorder with psychotic features, another psychotic disorder, or a pervasive developmental disorder and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition.

*B. Does not occur exclusively during the course of schizophrenia, a mood disorder with psychotic features, another psychotic disorder, or a pervasive developmental disorder and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition.

Schizoid personality disorder is described by the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) as:

Schizoid personality disorder is described by the World Health Organization's International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) as:

*It is characterized by at least three of the following criteria:

*It is characterized by at least three of the following criteria:

**1.Emotional coldness, detachment or reduced affection.

**1. Emotional coldness, detachment or reduced affection.

**2.Limited capacity to express either positive or negative emotions towards others.

**2. Limited capacity to express either positive or negative emotions towards others.

**3.Consistent preference for solitary activities.

**3. Consistent preference for solitary activities.

**4.Very few, if any, close friends or relationships, and a lack of desire for such.

**4. Very few, if any, close friends or relationships, and a lack of desire for such.

**5.Indifference to either praise or criticism.

**5. Indifference to either praise or criticism.

**6.Taking pleasure in few, if any, activities.

**6. Taking pleasure in few, if any, activities.

**7.Indifference to social norms and conventions.

**7. Indifference to social norms and conventions.

**8.Preoccupation with fantasy and introspection.

**8. Preoccupation with fantasy and introspection.

**9.Lack of desire for sexual experiences with another person.

**9. Lack of desire for sexual experiences with another person.

In both manuals, schizoid personality disorder is denoted by the disease code number 301.2.

In both manuals, schizoid personality disorder is denoted by the disease code number 301.2.

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