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The inferiority complex in paranoia readdressed. A study with the Implicit Association Test
URN: urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-10314
URL: http://psydok.sulb.uni-saarland.de/volltexte/2007/1031/
Quelle:
(2006) Psychology Press: Taylor & Francis Group; Cognitive Neuropsychiatry: Volume 11, Issue 4 July 2006, pages 402 - 415
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SWD-Schlagwörter:
Wahn , Minderwertigkeitsgefühl , Selbstvertrauen , Depression , Schizophrenie
Freie Schlagwörter (Englisch):
delusion , inferiority complex , self-esteem , schizophrenia , depression
Institut 1:
Universität Leipzig: Institute für Psychologie
Institut 2:
Keine Einrichtung
DDC-Sachgruppe:
Psychologie
Dokumentart:
Report (Bericht)
Sprache:
Englisch
Erstellungsjahr:
2006
Publikationsdatum:
18.12.2007
Kurzfassung auf Englisch:
It has been theorised that patients with persecutory delusions display a lack of covert self-esteem (formerly termed the ´inferiority complex´), while at the same time displaying normal or even heightened levels of explicit self-esteem. However, the empirical basis for this assumption is inconsistent. Methods. In view of apparent shortcomings of prior studies to assess implicit self-esteem, the Implicit Association Test was utilised to readdress this theory. The Rosenberg scale served as an index of overt self-esteem. A total of 23 schizophrenic patients, 13 of whom showed current symptoms of persecutory delusions, participated in the study; 41 healthy and 14 depressed participants served as controls. Results. Schizophrenic patients showed decreased levels of both implicit and explicit self-esteem relative to healthy controls. In line with recent studies, patients with current ideas of persecutory delusions displayed greater explicit self-esteem than nonparanoid patients. Conclusions. The present study lends partial support for the notion that persecutory delusions serve as a defence against low implicit self-esteem, although the explicit self-esteem of these patients is still lower than in normal participants. Apart from abnormalities of attributional style, which have been assumed to convert low into high self-esteem, the assumption that a ´feeling of personal significance´ heightens self-esteem in paranoid schizophrenia deserves further consideration.
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