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‘Psychological’ Constructs, Thought‐Process Disorder and Flattening of Affect
Author(s) -
McPHERSON F. M.,
BUCKLEY FELICITY,
DRAFFAN JOAN
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
british journal of social and clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.479
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2044-8260
pISSN - 0007-1293
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8260.1971.tb00746.x
Subject(s) - psychology , construct (python library) , affect (linguistics) , flattening , psychological testing , test (biology) , cognitive psychology , social psychology , developmental psychology , communication , paleontology , materials science , computer science , composite material , biology , programming language
The frequency with which schizophrenics spontaneously use ‘psychological’ constructs, as opposed to other categories of construct, when describing photographs of people is significantly and negatively correlated with the extent of disorder (‘looseness’ and ‘inconsistency’) shown when they are required to use ‘psychological’ constructs, on the Bannister‐Fransella test.