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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.

Schizophrenia