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Re: terms
Errol Back-Cunningham (ebc@ix.netcom.com(Errol)
24 Sep 1996 22:41:57 GMT
In <528o56$gi8@news.interlog.com> alchemy@interlog.com (Morton M.
Goldmacher) writes:
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>ebc@ix.netcom.com(Errol Back-Cunningham) wrote:
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>>In <3244A0EE.5001@worldnet.net> William ALBERT
<isalbert@worldnet.net>
>>writes:
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>>>what's the difference between schizoid and schizoaffective
>>personality?
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>> Schizoid implies being classified under the 'Diagnostic and
>> Statistical Model - the infamous DSM' as schizophrenic -
>> schizoaffective - would imply an 'affected' schizoid - someone
>> who affected to appear that way - multi-personality - or
>> multi-entity - in real life, generally in response to a
>> certain situation that the original entity or personality was
>> unable to handle - eg. small, wimpish person, has another
>> side - Rambo - that comes out when he gets pressured or stressed
>> in some way.
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>In psychiatry the words "affect" and "affective" refer to mood. The
>disorder formerly called manic depression is now called bi-polar
>affect disorder.
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>I believe both of the personality disorders in the original question
>are set out in some detail in the DSM IV.
Quite possible - but how is your mood schizophrenic?
Changing from one mood to another - don't we all do that?
Errol
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