Cloudscape

Hypomimia, or lack of mimic, is not specific to mental conditions such as schizophrenia or autism, but rather is a defense mechanism all of us have to some extent, which we may use instinctively against people we do not trust, in which case it is safer not to show our emotions. Because people such as schizophrenics often hardly trust anyone, it is therefore obvious that they seem to lack mimic altogether.