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Schizophrenia

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D. J. Salfield
Postgraduate Medical Journal

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Abstract

terms. Autism-living in phantasy uncorrected by reality. Phonographism-repetitive and imitative speech. Projective tests-more or less meaningless test material evoking responses by patient projecting his own mind's contents into them. Complex thinking-thinking determined by unconscious autonomous complexes, i.e. clusters of ideas, etc., not subject to the ego's control. Vigotzky test-blocks of different shapes, colours, heights and widths that are to be grouped in consistent groups. Rorschach test-a projective test, consisting of partly coloured blots. The responses are scored according to how much and what parts of the blots are used, how much of form, colour, 'movement,' ' texture,' etc., enters the responses, and the kind of contents. From these and other factors, like reaction times, sequence of responses, and behaviour during the tests, valuable personality assessments can be formulated.