Imagery and its Relations to Schizophrenic Symptoms
- 1 March 1938
- journal article
- Published by Royal College of Psychiatrists in Journal of Mental Science
- Vol. 84 (349), 284-346
- https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.84.349.284
Abstract
Of fundamental importance in the problem of symptom-formation in schizophrenia is the question of the relationship of given symptoms to specific aspects of the personality. The present paper bears on this question in that it is concerned with the investigation of the imagery of the schizophrenic, and the relationship of certain symptoms to specific imagery characteristics. More specifically stated, interest here is in the questions of (1) whether or not the imagery of schizophrenics is different from that of normal individuals, and of (2) the relationships of the imagery of schizophrenics to such symptoms as hallucinations, delusions, and activity disturbances. It is believed that these observations may serve the psychiatrist in understanding the nature of the schizophrenic process by its indication of the importance of imagery in schizophrenic symptom-formation.Keywords
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