Critical Minded Critical Minded Recent Advances in Psychological Understanding of Psychotic Experiences by Anne Cooke, clinical psychologist at the Salomons Centre, London. A report Recent Advances in Psychological Understanding of Psychotic Experiences has been produced by 14 professionals working under the auspices of The British Psychological Society s Division of Clinical Psychology. Oh and incidentally the drugs work for anybody who can be forced to take them, have no adverse effects, and actually target the brain disorders that we all know are really responsible. Given the right circumstances, most of us would be likely to experience psychotic symptoms such as hearing voices.
Delusional beliefs have much in common with other beliefs or prejudices.
Very few are ever violent, but they are more likely than others to be victims of violence. As with other human experiences, the causes of psychotic experiences are complex and the precise combination is likely to be different for each individual. The person him or herself is therefore the best expert on their experiences. Although psychotic experiences involve brain events and can be influenced by biological processes, this is also the case for every single thought that we have. The content of psychotic experiences is often personally meaningful and it is can be helpful to explore this meaning.