Although they usually work in relative isolation, they may be highly efficient and conscientious. Schizoid Personality People with a schizoid personality are introverted, withdrawn, and solitary. They are emotionally cold and socially distant. They are most often absorbed with their own thoughts and feelings and are fearful of closeness and intimacy with others. They talk little, are given to daydreaming, and prefer theoretical speculation to practical action.
Fantasy is a common coping mechanism.
Schizotypal Personality People with a schizotypal personality, like those with a schizoid personality, are socially and emotionally detached. In addition, they display oddities of thinking, perceiving, and communicating. For example, a person may believe that bad luck will really occur if he walks under a ladder or that he can cause harm to others by thinking angry thoughts. Those with a schizotypal personality may also have paranoid ideas. Their lively expressive manner results in easily established but often superficial relationships.