Schizotypal Personality Type
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Idiosyncratic
Definition:
Synonyms:
Analogous:
Character Strengths and Virtues
- Originality, integrity, bravery, confidence.
- Independence, purposefulness.
- Creativity, artistry.
- Openness to experience, curiosity, spirituality.
- Open-mindedness.
- Alertness, sensitivity.
Traits or Behaviors
Unconventional , self-directed, independent , openmindedness , inner-directed, inner strength , focused ("intense concentration", creative, freethinking, emotional intensity, self-contained , indifferent , creativity, curiosity, openness , uniqueness , spiritual , interesting, original, spiritual, creative, gifted , self-intense .
Signature Strengths
"Creativity [originality, ingenuity]: Thinking of novel and productive ways to conceptualize and do things; includes artistic achievement but is not limited to it
"Curiosity [interest, novelty-seeking, openness to experience]: Taking an interest in ongoing experience for its own sake; finding subjects and topics fascinating; exploring and discovering
"Open-mindedness [judgment, critical thinking]: Thinking things through and examining them from all sides; Not jumping to conclusions; being able to change one's mind in light of evidence; weighing all evidence fairly "
"Bravery [valor]: Not shrinking from threat, challenge, difficulty, or pain; speaking up for what is right even if there is opposition; acting on convictions even if unpopular; includes physical bravery but is not limited to it"
"Appreciation of beauty and excellence [awe, wonder, elevation]: Noticing and appreciating beauty, excellence, and/or skilled performance in various domains of life, from nature to art to mathematics to science to everyday experience"
"Spirituality [religiousness, faith, purpose]: Having coherent beliefs about the higher purpose and meaning of the universe; knowing where one fits within the larger scheme; having beliefs about the meaning of life that shape conduct and provide comfort"
Real World
Self
Emotions
Self-Control
Careers and Jobs for the Idiosyncratic type
management consultant economist scientist computer programmer environmental planner new business developer curriculum designer administrator mathematician psychologist neurologist biomedical researcher strategic planner civil engineer intellectual properties attorney designer editor/art director inventor informational-graphics ...designer financial planner judge
Relationships
Parenting
Good/Bad Matches
Likes
non-conformity, dreaming, the spirit, visions, mysticism, eccentricity, freethinking idiosyncratic feelings and belief systems, worldview, and approach to life, odd habits, self-direction, independence, the occult, the extrasensory, the supernatural, abstract and speculative thinking, being inner-directed, observing others, new experiences and feelings, rapture, freedom from rules,
Dislikes
conformity, convention, tradition, close relationships, how other people react to them, that others think them strange, old belief systems, joining, affiliation, adapting, accepting or espousing anyone else's principles and beliefs, standard explanations, ridicule, doubt, uncertainty, disillusionment, the "regular" world, narrow-minded people, normal behavior standards, others' expectations, accepting authority
Noteworthy Examples
Hannah Arendt, Clive Barker, Tim Burton, John Cage, Italo Calvino, Kurt Cobain, Elvis Costello, René Descartes, Umberto Eco, Maurits Cornelis Escher, Albert Einstein, Oriana Fallaci, Glenn Gould, Werner Heisenberg, James Joyce, Franz Kafka, Buster Keaton, Stephen King, Stanley Kubrick, R.D. Laing, k. d. lang, Gary Larson, John Lennon, David Lynch, James Madison, Iris Murdoch, Friedrich Nietzsche, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jean-Paul Sartre, Klaus Tennstedt, Billy Bob Thornton.
References
John M. Oldham and Lois B. Morris (1995). The New Personality Self-Portrait: Why You Think, Work, Love and Act the Way You Do. New York: Bantam.
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