schizotypal

adjective

schizo·​ty·​pal ˌskit-sə-ˈtī-pəl How to pronounce schizotypal (audio)
psychology : relating to, characteristic of, or affected with schizotypal personality disorder
schizotypal behavior
Schizotypal subjects have enhanced right-hemisphere function and tend to score above average on measures of creativity and association thinking.Jonah Lehrer

Examples of schizotypal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Both schizotypal and schizoid personality disorders fall into cluster A, explains Chase Cassine, LCSW, a therapist in New Orleans. Erica Sweeney, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022 She was described in the ratings as the highest scorer on paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal, avoidant and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder of all the characters (see figure 2). Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 9 Aug. 2012 This was probably just the slightly high side of medium with some experiences of a schizotypal nature talking. Caity Weaver, New York Times, 23 Nov. 2022 A lot of them might have attracted schizotypal persons, who are persons who don’t have schizophrenia, but are highly prone to hallucinate. Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 13 Aug. 2021 Patel cast Ramos as a sane man with schizotypal and narcissistic personality disorders who for years was fueled by revenge and a fixation on his legacy. Washington Post, 14 July 2021 But a study of young adults did find that UFO belief is associated with schizotypal personality, a tendency toward social anxiety, paranoid ideas and transient psychosis. Chris Impey, The Conversation, 4 Dec. 2020 Also schizotypal personality is linked to a higher incidence of paranormal belief. Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2011

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Word History

Etymology

schizotype "person with a genetic predisposition toward schizophrenia" (from schizo- + type entry 1) + -al entry 1

Note: The term schizotype was introduced by the Hungarian-born psychoanalyst Sándor Radó (1890-1972) in "Dynamics and classification of disordered behavior," American Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 110 (1953), p. 409: "In this sense the patient suffering from an open schizophrenic psychosis is a schizophrenic phenotype, engendered by a schizophrenic genotype in its interaction with the environment … For psychodynamic purposes I shall abbreviate the term schizophrenic phenotype to schizotype."

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of schizotypal was in 1953

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“Schizotypal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schizotypal. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

schizotypal

adjective
schizo·​ty·​pal ˌskit-sə-ˈtī-pəl How to pronounce schizotypal (audio)
: relating to, characteristic of, or affected with schizotypal personality disorder
schizotypal behavior
Schizotypal subjects have enhanced right-hemisphere function and tend to score above average on measures of creativity and association thinking.Jonah Lehrer
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