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The Sumbolic and Literal in Schizophrenic Language
Author(s) -
Chouvardas Jean
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
perspectives in psychiatric care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1744-6163
pISSN - 0031-5990
DOI - 10.1111/j.1744-6163.1996.tb00502.x
Subject(s) - literal (mathematical logic) , literal and figurative language , meaning (existential) , psychology , the symbolic , linguistics , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , psychotherapist , psychiatry , philosophy
topic . Differences between the symbolic, or poetic, and the literal in schizophrenic language purpose . To enhance the nurse's therapeutic effectiveness with these clients source . Review of the literature conclusion . What often is perceived as literal language in schizophrenic communication is, in many cases, full of symbolic meaning.