Psychopathy Vs Schizoid

Not to be confused with "psychotic"

For those who know enough to answer this question or wish to try. What are the differences and similarities between Psychopathy and Schizoid?

Numbers wrote:For those who know enough to answer this question or wish to try. What are the differences and similarities between Psychopathy and Schizoid?

On the top of my head I can say that a major difference between Psychopathy and Schizoid is that Psychopathy is probably the most goal-oriented personality of all and the most likely to act on impulse while schizoid is the total opposite of that, probably the least goal-oriented personality of all and one of the most passive.

Schizoids are detached from their emotions and therefore are in a state of perpetual drifting in some ways, going from one goal to another but with minimal desire to actually pursue said goal; if they decide to pursue goals at all. They say that psychopaths are detached from their emotions, but no matter how I look at it I get the feeling that this is almost the opposite: they may not connect emotionally to other people, but they sure connect very strongly to themselves. So they have very precise desires that they want to act on, other people be damned.

A personality around the theme of getting what you want no matter what is the impact on other people is probably going to be a very agressive and violent one. But a personality around the incapacity to enjoy things and to some extend even set goals to oneself is probably going to be the least agressive and violent personality of all.

I think the main difference is schizoids can satisfy their ego from within; whereas psychopaths need others to satisfy theirs.