These individuals form few close relationships and tend to be remote. They are considered to be asocial loners. Rarely responsive to others the tendency is to fade into the background. As private individuals, minimal interest is expressed in social interactions. Primary attention is directed towards the formal and objective aspects of social and emotional events.
Thought processes tend to be vague, obscure and below the intellectual level.
Impoverished cognitive processes can lead to deficits in activation. Few inner representations with minimal introspection and self awareness is typical. Deficiencies across broad spheres of knowledge are common. Communication is easily derailed, is conveyed by way of circuitous logic and loses its sequence of thought. This pattern suggests minimal defense against internal conflicts.