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Penile perception of Koro patients
Author(s) -
Chowdhury A. N.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1989.tb01325.x
Subject(s) - penis , abnormality , perception , anatomy , medicine , psychology , audiology , neuroscience , psychiatry
Koro, a state where the perception of penis length decreases due to shrinkage from intra‐abdominal traction, constitutes the central pathology. The present study was an attempt to explore the penis perception of the Koro patients by devising a graphomotor pro‐jective test, the Draw‐a‐penis Test (DAFT). Dapt elicited the penis image of Ihe drawer, both of a normal penis and own penis perception. It also elicited the nature of perceptual process concerning the penile state changes, i.e. from flaccid to extended state. This controlled DAPT investigation showed a perceptual abnormality of penis image of Koro patients. They perceived less penis length, both for the penis of a normal person and their own penis and failed to perceive effectively the morphological change of penile states in terms of length increase. This perceptual abnormality in organ image is discussed in relation to the Koro vulnerability and psycho pathology.