Asociality
Appearance
Asociality is a symptom frequently observed in schizophrenia patients. It is characterised by an inability to 'empathise', to feel intimacy with, or to form close relationships with others (Davidson & Neale 1994).
Asociality is not necessarily perceived as a totally negative trait by society, since expressing asociality has been used as a way to express independence of the mind from prevailing ideas (dissent). Expressing asociality can also be used as a form of humour to indicate an issue (e.g. used for pointing out the exaggerations of social network services (Kahney 2004)).
Asociality in popular culture
- House: Gregory House the fictional character of the series portrays an 'extreme' asocial person.
See also
- Antisocial (often confused with asociality)
- Conformity (antonymic)
- Delusion
- Dissent
- Misanthropy
- Psychosis
- Schizophrenia
References
- Davidson, Gerald C.; Neale, John M. (1994). Abnormal Psychology, 6th Edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0471568919.
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