Abstract

The present study focuses on how patients diagnosed with psychosis deal with a conflicting situation. In the study, two groups of patients were assessed. One group consisted of patients diagnosed with psychosis (n = 41), while the comparison group (n = 135) consisted of inpatients diagnosed either with anorexia nervosa or with bulimia nervosa. The groups were assessed using the Serial Color Word Test (S-CWT), designed for studying an individual's successive adaptation over time to a conflicting situation. The S-CWT differentiated the two groups regarding both reading time and adaptive styles. Patients diagnosed with psychosis had longer reading times and an adaptive style that was deviant throughout the test, indicating poorer cognitive functioning and more serious psychopathology. These problems may in turn influence functioning in work or study and daily living, all of which are important in treatment planning.

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Authors

Jansson JA, Johansson H, Johnsson P, Rohner JC

Institution

Department of Psychology, Lund University, Sweden. jan-ake.jansson@psychology.lu.se

Source

Perceptual and motor skills 114:1 2012 Feb pg 3-15

MeSH

Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Anorexia Nervosa
Bulimia Nervosa
Cognition Disorders
Color Perception
Conflict (Psychology)
Female
Humans
Male
Psychometrics
Psychopathology
Psychotic Disorders
Reaction Time
Reading
Semantics
Stroop Test
Sweden

Pub Type(s)

Comparative Study
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

22582670