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[Disorders of cognitive activity in schizophrenics]
L'Encephale
|January 1, 1979
Summary
Cognitive tests reveal schizophrenic thinking is uniquely discordant. Schizophrenics struggle with experimental logic but excel in logic-mathematical reasoning, unlike normal individuals and other mental patients.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Psychopathology
Context:
- Investigates cognitive activity differences across normal individuals, various mental patients, and schizophrenics.
- Focuses on individuals with high IQ (above 110) and secondary or university education.
Purpose:
- To explore the cognitive dynamics of schizophrenic thinking using Piaget's theory.
- To compare the performance of schizophrenics with normal individuals and other mental patients on logic and reasoning tasks.
Summary:
- Schizophrenics performed differently on cognitive tests compared to other groups.
- While performing worse than normal individuals, other mental patients showed similar results to normal individuals.
- Schizophrenics demonstrated superior performance in logic-mathematical reasoning but poorer performance in experimental logic tasks.
Impact:
- Suggests schizophrenic thinking is characterized by a discordance between concrete adherence to perceived structure and abstract adherence to formal reasoning schemes.
- Highlights that autistic thinking in schizophrenia involves discordant formal dynamic patterns, not just content and meaning.
- Provides insights into the operational dynamics of schizophrenic cognition, aligning with clinical observations of autistic thinking.