Which of the following is true about Schizoid Personality Disorder?

• A. It is characterized by social withdrawal and restricted affect
• B. It involves overt paranoid delusions
• C. It has a high rate of violence
• D. It is primarily due to genetic imprinting causing aggression

Answer: (A)

Schizoid personality disorder is defined by a pervasive detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of emotional expression. People with this pattern tend to prefer solitary activities, show little interest in close relationships or sexual experiences, and come across as emotionally cold or detached. This is why the statement about social withdrawal and restricted affect is true: these features capture how the condition typically presents in daily life.

Paranoid delusions are not a feature of schizoid personality disorder; such symptoms suggest paranoid-type conditions or schizotypal traits, not schizoid personality disorder. Violence is not a typical characteristic, as SPD is not associated with a high propensity for aggression. The idea that it arises primarily from genetic imprinting causing aggression doesn't align with how this disorder is understood clinically. The defining pattern is social withdrawal with blunted or limited emotional expression.