- Personality Subtypes @ Milton (dot) net
- Famous People with Schizoid Personality Disorder @ HealthyPlace - "At least one prolific and well-known blogger, Robert Chaen, speculates that the following famous people have (or had) schizoid personality disorder or least exhibited symptoms of schizoid personality disorder: Albert Einstein. Peter Green.Mary Todd Lincoln.Vaclav Nijinsky.Charles Darwin.Sigmund Freud.Stephen Hawking.Bill Gates.Isaac Asimov.Bobby Fisher.Karl Marx"
- "Schizotypal personality disorder (STPD) or schizotypal disorder is a mental disorder characterized by severe social anxiety, paranoia, and often unconventional beliefs. People with this disorder feel extreme discomfort with maintaining close relationships with people, mainly for the fact that they think that their peers harbor negative thoughts towards them; so they avoid forming them. Peculiar speech mannerisms and odd modes of dress are also diagnostic signs of this disorder. In some cases, people with STPD may react oddly in conversations, not respond, or talk to themselves.They frequently misinterpret situations as being strange or having unusual meaning for them; paranormal and superstitious beliefs are common. Such people frequently seek medical attention for anxiety or depression instead of their personality disorder. Schizotypal personality disorder occurs in approximately 3% of the general population and is slightly more common in males." - Wikipedia
- @ Mayo Clinic - "People with schizotypal personality disorder are often described as odd or eccentric....These problems may lead to severe anxiety and a tendency to turn inward in social situations, as the person with schizotypal personality disorder responds inappropriately to social cues and holds peculiar beliefs."
- "Since adolescence or early adulthood, was socially withdrawn because of eccentricity, odd beliefs, suspiciousness, perceptual distortions, and flat emotions." Short,Easy to understand description @ Mental Health
Pyotry's subtypes
- Dreamers = detachment from the world.tenderness and fragility.receptiveness to beauty.weak-willedness and listlessness.luxuriant imagination and dereism.usually inflated self-concept.-----DSM = A mix of schizoid, narcissistic, and histrionic features. Both schizotypal and avoidant features can also be present.-----Milton= schizotypal. - Wikipedia
- Millon Theory - Eccentric/Schizotypal Personality
- Insipid schizotypal - "A structural exaggeration of the passive-detached pattern. It includes schizoid, depressive, dependent features."
- "Sense of strangeness and nonbeing; overtly drab, sluggish, inexpressive; internally bland, barren, indifferent, and insensitive; obscured, vague, and tangential thoughts." - Wikipedia
- Timorous schizotypal - "A structural exaggeration of the active-detached pattern. It includes avoidant, negativistic (passive-aggressive) features."
- "Warily apprehensive, watchful, suspicious, guarded, shrinking, deadens excess sensitivity; alienated from self and others; intentionally blocks, reverses, or disqualifies own thoughts."- Wikipedia
Eccentric
- Eccentric Behavior@Charming Health - Eccentric Behavior or nature is primarily characterized by peculiarities and anomalies of thinking, odd beliefs, eccentricities of appearance and behavior, interpersonal style and thought. Persons with this behavior may have peculiar like ideas. Such people appear indifferent / lack of involvement in social relationships, display perceptual distortions, and eccentric behavior. They want to avoid being influenced by anyone. In modern psychotherapy, eccentric behavioral pattern is identified as 'Schizotypal Personality Disorder'"
- @WIkipedia - “In popular usage, eccentricity (also called quirkiness) refers to unusual or odd behavior on the part of an individual. This behavior would typically be perceived as unusual or unnecessary, without being demonstrably maladaptive. Eccentricity is contrasted with "normal" behavior, the nearly universal means by which individuals in society solve given problems and pursue certain priorities in everyday life. People who consistently display benignly eccentric behavior are labeled as "eccentrics".
- 10 Incredibly Eccentric People @Listverse
- Eccentrics Aren't Mad, Bad or Dangerous, and They Don't Mind If the World Finds Them Weird @ People.com - “Most people think in words, but eccentrics think in pictures. They can leap from a problem to a solution without going through all the steps in between, because they can actually see the answer. The left hemisphere of the brain is where language resides, and most imagery is on the right side, which is vastly underutilized in most people, but not in eccentrics. They are similar to geniuses in this respect. The difference in many cases is merely a matter of education. Geniuses have better formal education, whereas eccentrics are amateurs. “
- @ Psychology WIkia - “Eccentrics may or may not comprehend the standards for normal behavior in their culture. They are simply unconcerned by society's disapproval of their habits or beliefs. Many of history's most brilliant minds have displayed many unusual behaviors and habits.”
- Are You Eccentric? by Laura Grace Weldon - “In Eccentrics: A Study of Sanity and Strangeness, psychiatrist David Weeks explains that eccentrics are physically healthier and significantly happier than “normal” people. He notes that eccentrics are wildly diverse yet share common characteristics. Here are his 25 descriptors of eccentricity, listed in descending order of importance. (Dr. Weeks says the first five are the most significant characteristics.)”
- Why Eccentricity is not Odd - Andrew Newton Hypnosis - The Worlds Most Experienced Hypnotist - “Eccentricity is regarded as a mental condition by psychologists; this is because eccentric behaviour does not conform to the general pattern. History is littered with people who could quite rightly be described as eccentric....It comes as no surprise to find that eccentrics also tend to be exceptionally healthy, unencumbered as they are by the same social responsibilities as members of more mainstream society. Dr. David Weeks, a clinical neurophysiologist at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital has studied thousands of eccentric personalities over a ten year period and discovered that they consult their doctors twenty times less than the rest of the population. Dr. Weeks suggests that there is a neurological (and therefore chemical and electrical) reason for this. Because eccentrics are not concerned about conformity and social convention, they are naturally much less prone to stress. “
- The Unleashed Mind: Why Creative People Are Eccentric @ Creative Alliance - “It isn’t just average Joes who perceive highly creative individuals as eccentric. These individuals often see themselves as different and unable to fit in. The latest findings in brain imaging, creativity research and molecular biology suggest that these perceptions are not just based on a few anecdotal accounts of “weird” scientists and artists. In fact, creativity and eccentricity often go hand in hand, and researchers now believe that both traits may be a result of how the brain filters incoming information. Even in the business world, there is a growing appreciation of the link between creative thinking and unconventional behavior, with increased acceptance of the latter....
- Eccentricity and Creativity @ Talent Develop
- Why we need eccentricity by Martin Howard @ The Guardian - “However you might manifest it, be proud of your eccentricity and always remember that while there will be those who disapprove, you don't have a problem – they do. By choosing to march to the beat of your own drum you are doing yourself, and the rest of us, a favour. The mockers have nothing to offer but a social straitjacket.”
- The Link Between Creativity and Eccentricity @ World of Psychology