Schizoid Personality Disorder In The Movie Shrek

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I decided to study the movie Shrek and to talk about how the main character Shrek shows the psychological disorder of Schizoid Personality Disorder. The schizoid personality disorder is characterized by a strong problem with in the establishment of the person themselves, and the way they are viewed towards others. A person with schizotypal personality disorder shows a fear of social situations and tries to avoid being in the situation at any times due to fear. They do not have any close friends or confidants due to the distrusts of people. Their deficits are marked by how the person shows discomfort with close relationships, constricted affect, cognitive and perceptual distortions, and eccentricities of behavior, as in their choice of dress, …show more content…

schizoid personality disorder has a total of 3.13%. Also no sex differences were observed in the risk of obsessive-compulsive, schizoid, or histrionic personality disorders. In general, risk factors for personality disorders included being Native American or black, being a young adult, having low socioeconomic status, and being divorced, separated, widowed, or never married. Avoidant, dependent, schizoid, paranoid, and antisocial personality disorders were each statistically significant predictors of …show more content…

Additionally, prescription of medication may interfere with the effectiveness of certain psychotherapeutic approaches. Consideration of this effect should be taken into account when arriving at a treatment recommendation. There are many suggested treatment approaches for Schizoid Personality Disorder, none of them are likely to be easily effective. Most people with Schizoid Personality Disorder are unlikely to seek treatment unless they are under increased stress or pressure in their life. Treatment will usually be short-term in nature to help the individual solve the immediate crisis or problem. The development of trusting therapeutic relationship will likely be a slow, gradual process that may not ever fully develop. This is because people who suffer from Schizoid Personality Disorder often maintain a social distance with people in their lives, even those close to them, the clinician should work to help ensure the client’s security in the therapeutic relationship. Long-term psychotherapy should be avoided because of its poor treatment outcomes and the financial hardships inherent in length therapy. Instead, psychotherapy should focus on simple treatment goals to alleviate current pressing concerns or stressors within the individual’s life. Cognitive-restructuring exercises may be appropriate for certain types of clear,

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