Kurt Schneider formulated a set of "first-rank symptoms" for this phenomenon.
Kurt Schneider formulated a set of "first-rank symptoms" for this phenomenon. Explanations for it include Gregory Bateson's double-bind theory advanced in an essay collected in Steps to an Ecology of Mind. The classification of its symptoms as positive or negative, [PAUSE] its being renamed to emphasize that it is not confined to young people, [PAUSE] and an emphasis on symptoms such as flattened affect, are all due to Eugen Bleuler [OY-gen BLOY-ler]. Waxy flexibility is seen in the catatonic type, while the paranoid type manifests delusions. FTP name this mental disorder formerly known as dementia praecox, which is often confused with multiple personality disorder.
Kurt Schneider formulated a set of "first-rank symptoms" for this phenomenon.
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