Schizoid Personality Disorder (The Architect) Schizoid Personality Disorder is a pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings, beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (or more) of the following: neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, including being part of a family;   almost always chooses solitary activities;   has little, if any, interest in having sexual experiences with another person;   takes pleasure in few, if any, activities;   lacks close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives;   appears indifferent to the praise or criticism of others;   shows emotional coldness, detachment, or flattened affectivity.   Source: The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition Writers Village University  Character Building Workshop Character Test 1 Character Test 2 Character Test 3 © Copyright 2001-2007 Writopia Inc. All rights reserved