Book contents
- Fish’s Clinical Psychopathology
- Fish’s Clinical Psychopathology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Classification of Psychiatric Disorders
- 2 What Is Psychopathology?
- 3 Disorders of Perception
- 4 Disorders of Thought and Speech
- 5 Disorders of Memory
- 6 Disorders of Emotion
- 7 Disorders of the Experience of Self
- 8 Motor Disorders
- 9 Disorders of Consciousness
- 10 Personality Disorders
- Book part
- Index
- References
7 - Disorders of the Experience of Self
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 January 2024
Book contents
- Fish’s Clinical Psychopathology
- Fish’s Clinical Psychopathology
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1 Classification of Psychiatric Disorders
- 2 What Is Psychopathology?
- 3 Disorders of Perception
- 4 Disorders of Thought and Speech
- 5 Disorders of Memory
- 6 Disorders of Emotion
- 7 Disorders of the Experience of Self
- 8 Motor Disorders
- 9 Disorders of Consciousness
- 10 Personality Disorders
- Book part
- Index
- References
Summary
Recent decades have seen a revival of interest in the study of the self, self-awareness and various changes in self-awareness, especially in the context of mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia. This chapter outlines the psychopathology of various disturbances of awareness of self-activity, including depersonalisation, loss of emotional resonance, disturbances in the immediate awareness of self-unity, disturbances in the continuity of the self and disturbances of the boundaries of the self. It also explores theory of mind, consciousness and schizophrenia, which represent areas of growing research interest. The chapter concludes with suggested questions for eliciting specific symptoms in clinical practice, in addition to standard history-taking and mental state examination.
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- Fish's Clinical PsychopathologySigns and Symptoms in Psychiatry, pp. 80 - 85Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024
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