Contents Established Mechanisms Cognitive Biases Affective Reactivity Current Research Childhood Trauma Mental Imagery Negative Affective Priming A Doctor Who Hears Voices Established Mechanisms Cognitive Biases Cognitive biases are replicable patterns in cognition that can result in inaccurate judgements, illogical interpretations, or perceptual distortions. Several cognitive biases exist in pre-Schizophrenics that can ultimately