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Somatization, paranoia, and language.

T E Oxman1, S D Rosenberg, P P Schnurr

  • 1Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH 03756.

Journal of Communication Disorders
|February 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary

Patients with somatization disorder express negative self-perceptions and distress, while those with paranoid disorder present an artificially positive self-image. These distinct linguistic patterns reveal different self-concept dimensions in these reality distortion disorders.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychiatry
  • Psychology
  • Computational Linguistics

Background:

  • Somatization and paranoid disorders involve reality distortions.
  • These distortions are hypothesized to protect self-esteem.
  • Linguistic analysis can reveal self-concept dimensions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare self-concept dimensions in somatization and paranoid disorders.
  • To analyze lexical choices in free speech using computerized content analysis.
  • To investigate defensive styles associated with these disorders.

Main Methods:

  • Computerized content analysis of patient free speech.
  • Lexical choice analysis to identify self-concept themes.
  • Comparative analysis between somatization and paranoid disorder groups.

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Main Results:

  • Somatization disorder patients: high frequency of negativism, distress, and uncertain self-identity.
  • Paranoid disorder patients: artificially positive, grandiose self-image, and defensive abstractness.
  • Distinct linguistic patterns observed between the two groups.

Conclusions:

  • Somatization and paranoid disorders exhibit different self-concept dimensions.
  • The defensive styles in these disorders are not uniform.
  • Linguistic analysis offers insights into the psychological underpinnings of these conditions.