Sunday, September 14, 2014

Highly genetically based schizotypy answers

These are considered genetically based based on a twin concordance study:

http://www.nelft.nhs.uk/_documentbank/oliver_mason_short_scales.pdf

My answers:

Unusual Experiences (12 items)

When in the dark do you often see shapes and forms even thoughYES1
there is nothing there?

Are your thoughts sometimes so strong that you can almost hearYES1
them?

Have you ever thought that you had special, almost magicalYES1
powers?

Have you sometimes sensed an evil presence around you, evenYES1
though you could not see it?

Do you think that you could learn to read other’s minds if youNO0
wanted to?

When you look in the mirror does your face sometimes seem quiteYES1
different from usual?

Do ideas and insights sometimes come to you so fast that youYES1
cannot express them all?

Can some people make you aware of them just by thinking aboutNO0
you?

Does a passing thought ever seem so real it frightens you?YES1
Do you feel that your accidents are caused by mysterious forces?NO0
Do you ever have a sense of vague danger or sudden dread forYES1
reasons that you do not understand?

Does your sense of smell sometimes become unusually strong?YES1
TOTAL
9



Cognitive Disorganisation (11 items)

Are you easily confused if too much happens at the sameYES1
time?

Do you frequently have difficulty in starting to do things?YES1
Are you a person whose mood goes up and down easily?YES1
Do you dread going into a room by yourself where other peopleYES1
have already gathered and are talking?

Do you find it difficult to keep interested in the same thing for aNO0
long time?

Do you often have difficulties in controlling your thoughts?YES1
Are you easily distracted from work by daydreams?YES1
Do you ever feel that your speech is difficult to understand becauseNO0
the words are all mixed up and don’t make sense?

Are you easily distracted when you read or talk to someone?YES1
Is it hard for you to make decisions?NO0
When in a crowded room, do you often have difficulty in followingYES1
a conversation?

TOTAL
8



Introvertive Anhedonia (10 items)

Are there very few things that you have ever enjoyed doing?YES1
Are you much too independent to get involved with other people?YES1
Do you love having your back massaged?aYES0
Do you find the bright lights of a city exciting to look at?aNO1
Do you feel very close to your friends?aNO1
Has dancing or the idea of it always seemed dull to you?YES1
Do you like mixing with people?aNO1
Is trying new foods something you have always enjoyed?aNO1
Have you often felt uncomfortable when your friends touch you?YES1
Do you prefer watching television to going out with people?YES1
TOTAL
9



Impulsive Nonconformity (10 items)

Do you consider yourself to be pretty much an average sort ofNO1
person?a

Would you like other people to be afraid of you?YES1
Do you often feel the impulse to spend money which you know youNO0
can’t afford?

Are you usually in an average kind of mood, not too high and notNO1
too low?a

Do you at times have an urge to do something harmful or shocking?YES1
Do you stop to think things over before doing anything?aYES0
Do you often overindulge in alcohol or food?YES1
Do you ever have the urge to break or smash things?YES1
Have you ever felt the urge to injure yourself?YES1
Do you often feel like doing the opposite of what other peopleYES1
suggest even though you know they are right?

TOTAL
8



a means score 1 for no, 0 for yes

My totals:

Unusual experiences: 9 out of 12 (mean 3.39 sd 2.92)
Cognitive disorganization: 8 out of 11 (mean 4.44 sd 2.88)
Introvertive anhedonia: 9 out of 10 (mean 2.40 sd 1.98)
Impulsive nonconformity: 8 out of 10 (mean 2.59 sd 1.99)

(Statistics of mean and standard deviation are given in the article above.)

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