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Per Johnsson psykologi samhällsvetenskapliga institutionen

Per Johnsson

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Per Johnsson psykologi samhällsvetenskapliga institutionen

Reading times and adpative styles among patients diagnosed with psychosis as assessed by the serial color-word test

Author

  • Jan-Åke Jansson
  • Håkan Johansson
  • Per Johnsson
  • Jean-Christophe Rohner

Summary, in English

The present study focuses on how patients diagnosed with psychosis deal with a conflicting situation. In the study, two groups of patients were assessed. One group consisted of patients diagnosed with psychosis (n=41), while the comparison group (n=135) consisted of inpatients diagnosed either with anorexia nervosa or with bulimia nervosa. The groups were assessed using the Serial Color Word Test (S-CWT), designed for studying an individual's successive adaptation over time to a conflicting situation. The S-CWT differentiated the two groups regarding both reading time and adaptive styles. Patients diagnosed with psychosis had longer reading times and an adaptive style that was deviant throughout the test, indicating poorer cognitive functioning and more serious psychopathology. These problems may in turn influence functioning in work or study and daily living, all of which are important in treatment planning.

Department/s

  • Department of Psychology

Publishing year

2012

Language

English

Pages

3-15

Publication/Series

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volume

114

Issue

1

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

PERCEPTUAL MOTOR SKILLS

Topic

  • Psychology

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0031-5125