#1) Which type of personality disorder is characterized by extreme introversion and withdrawal from relationships? schizoid histrionic borderline paranoid?
Answer: Schizoid personality disorder. Schizoid personality disorder is a personality disorder characterized by a lack of interest in social relationships, a tendency towards a solitary or sheltered lifestyle, secretiveness, emotional coldness, and apathy. Affected individuals may be unable to form intimate attachments to others and simultaneously demonstrate a rich, elaborate and exclusively internal fantasy world.