Aloof Personality
You scored 110 aloof, 58 rigid and 47 pragmatic
You scored above the cutoff for aloof personality, which means you probably are nor very sociable and prefer spending time by yourself. You may enjoy interacting with others, but in moderation. You may not get lonely as easily as most people. However, you scored below the cutoff for rigid personality and social communication problems, which means you are probably reasonably flexible and that if you decide to interact with people, you don't have too much difficulty communicating with them. You are probably on the broader autistic phenotype. Note: Schizoid personality is probably about the same thing as aloof personality.
Wholly crap. I may have an actual disorder. I followed the link to this.
Schizoid Personality Disorder Symptoms
By PSYCH CENTRAL STAFF
Schizoid Personality Disorder is characterized by a long-standing pattern of detachment from social relationships. A person with schizoid personality disorder often has difficulty expression emotions and does so typically in very restricted range, especially when communicating with others.
A person with this disorder may appear to lack a desire for intimacy, and will avoid close relationships with others. They may often prefer to spend time with themselves rather than socialize or be in a group of people. In laypeople terms, a person with schizoid personality disorder might be thought of as the typical “loner.”
Individuals with Schizoid Personality Disorder may have particular difficulty expressing anger, even in response to direct provocation, which contributes to the impression that they lack emotion. Their lives sometimes seem directionless, and they may appear to “drift” in their goals. Such individuals often react passively to adverse circumstances and have difficulty responding appropriately to important life events.
Because of their lack of social skills and lack of desire for sexual experiences, individuals with this disorder have few friendships, date infrequently, and often do not marry. Employment or work functioning may be impaired, particularly if interpersonal involvement is required, but individuals with this disorder may do well when they work under conditions of social isolation.
A personality disorder is an enduring pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates from the norm of the individual’s culture. The pattern is seen in two or more of the following areas: cognition; affect; interpersonal functioning; or impulse control. The enduring pattern is inflexible and pervasive across a broad range of personal and social situations. It typically leads to significant distress or impairment in social, work or other areas of functioning. The pattern is stable and of long duration, and its onset can be traced back to early adulthood or adolescence.
Symptoms of Schizoid Personality Disorder
Schizoid personality disorder is characterized by a 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 - Possible
Almost always chooses solitary activities - In most cases yes.
Has little, if any, interest in having sexual experiences with another person - This one is off
Takes pleasure in few, if any, activities - Off
Lacks close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives - True
Appears indifferent to the praise or criticism of others - True
Shows emotional coldness, detachment, or flattened affect (emotion) - True
Because personality disorders describe long-standing and enduring patterns of behavior, they are most often diagnosed in adulthood. It is uncommon for them to be diagnosed in childhood or adolescence, because a child or teen is under constant development, personality changes and maturation. However, if it is diagnosed in a child or teen, the features must have been present for at least 1 year.
Schizoid personality disorder is more prevalent in males than females. Its prevalence in the general population is between 3.1 and 4.9 percent.
Like most personality disorders, schizoid personality disorder typically will decrease in intensity with age, with many people experiencing few of the most extreme symptoms by the time they are in the 40s or 50s.