OVERVIEW
This page is dedicated to organizing various examples of standardized exam questions whose answer is schizoid personality disorder. While this may seem a odd practice, it is useful to see multiple examples of how schizoid personality disorder will be characterized on standardized exams (namely the boards and the shelf exams). This page is not meant to be used as a tradition question bank (as all of the answers will be the same), however seeing the classic “test” characterization for a disease is quite valuable.
QUESTION EXAMPLES
Question # 1
A 35-year-old man comes to the psychiatrist because he is anxious about starting a new position at work. He previously was responsible for shelving books in the back of a book store, but because of budget cuts he now will have to work the register and interact with customers. He states he doesn’t like being around people and prefers being alone. He appears emotionally frigid and detached during the interview with the physician. What is the likely diagnosis?
Page Updated: 09.20.2016