"An individual diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder needs to show at least 4 of the following criteria:
Neither desires nor enjoys close relationships, including being part of a family.
Almost always chooses solitary activities.
Has little, if any, interest in having sexual experiences with another person.
Takes pleasure in few, if any, activities.
Lacks close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives.
Appears indifferent to the praise or criticism of others.
Shows emotional coldness, detachment, or flattened affectivity....
Core Features
Individuals with schizoid personality disorder grow up being socially and emotionally withdrawn. The core feature of this disorder is detachment (social withdrawal; intimacy avoidance; inability to feel pleasure; restricted emotional expression). This disorder is only diagnosed if: (1) it begins no later than early adulthood, (2) these behaviors occur at home, work, and in the community, and (3) these behaviors lead to clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning. This disorder should not be diagnosed if this social and emotional withdrawal occurs exclusively during the course of a psychotic disorder, autism, or if it is attributable to the physiological effects of another medical condition (e.g., temporal lobe epilepsy).
Lack Of Social Skills And Personality Disorders
There are certain social skills that are essential for healthy social functioning. Individuals with schizoid personality disorder lack the essential social skills of intimacy, sociability, and emotional expressiveness. "
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