MULTIDIMENSIONALITY OF SCHIZOTYPY

ne of the most important challenges for psychopathology today is the study of the features and characteristics that make people vulnerable to the appearance of psychological disorders. Thus, current research efforts are aimed at detection of and early intervention in people with a propensity for developing psychological problems. In this regard, studies on early intervention in schizophrenia are quite well-developed by comparison with those on other disorders. The literature indicates that early intervention in schizophrenia is a good predictor of obtaining better results in treatment (McGlashan & Johannessen, 1996), a finding that has led to the development of a wide variety of programmes throughout the world (Vallina, Lemos Giráldez, & Fernández, 2006). Schizotypy has been since its origins closely related to psychosis. The schizotypy concept, also referred to by the term psychosis proneness (Chapman, Edell, & Chapman, 1980), can be seen as a normal personality dimension or as an indicator of predisposition to psychoses (Claridge, 1997; Cyhlarova & Claridge, 2005). Diverse studies indicate that psychotic experiences are present in the normal population, suggesting the existence of