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Ashley is a seventeen-year-old High School student who lives with her father, mother, and a younger sister. Currently, it’s spring break and everybody is excited to go view the beautiful blossom flowers. However Ashley hasn’t been coming out of her house from the first day of spring break, she has been in her room on her computer watching movies, dramas, and cartoons. Ashley isn’t a very popular girl in school but she has several close friends. Ashley’s friends have been asking Ashley to come out to play, but Ashley won’t even listen to them. Ashley has been dull for the past several days, she doesn’t laugh, smile, get mad, or anything. Also from the past several days she has been locking her room, before Ashley never locked her room. Ashley refuses to go outside even for major reasons, she only stays in her room and never comes out. Her relationship with her family and friends have become very far, and Ashley doesn’t seem to care. Does Ashley have a psychological disorder?

Hey Ashley. I believe you have the Schizoid Personality Disorder (SPD). The SPD is a personality disorder characterized by a lack of interest in social relationships, and has a tendency towards a solitary lifestyle, secretiveness, and emotional coldness. It seems like you. You never listen to your friends, your personality is dull, you don't laugh, smile, or have any emotional changes. You're always locked up in your room which increases your secretiveness. You're always indoors which leads you to have a very solitary lifestyle. SPD may also even result in schizophrenia or delusional disorder so I suggest you get treatment right away. Fear not, because I have the cure. You have the option of getting medication or therapy. SPD is related to the negative symptoms of schizophrenia like anhedonia, blunted affect, and low energy. The medication for you would be risperidone. It's a atypical antipsychotic used to treat disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and children with autism. You should take 37.5 mg in two weeks. Also, the use of SSRIs, TCAs, MAOIs, and low dose benzodiazepines might help social anxiety in the SPD.
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