UNDERSTANDING SCHIZOPHRENIA, UNIFYING THE PHENOMENOLOGICAL AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES APPROACHES
Open Access
- 15 June 2020
- journal article
- Published by Scientia Socialis Ltd in Problems of Psychology in the 21st Century
- Vol. 14 (1), 64-74
- https://doi.org/10.33225/ppc/20.14.64
Abstract
Both philosophy and cognitive science have made valuable contributions towards accounting for the aetiology of Schizophrenia, an illness that possesses a disparate assortment of symptoms. However, there is no firm agreement on what causes such experiences to arise. A theory is proposed which simplifies the signs and symptoms of Schizophrenia and is something which does not appear to exist in the field to date. The model proposed is a hybrid theory, combining the phenomenological approach of Sass and Parnas with elements from Frith and Hemsley’s cognitive science perspective. An argument is that if a hybrid theory was used it would assist in the early intervention of Schizophrenia by providing a focus for treatment during developmental stages. Keywords: psychiatric practice, cognitive science, early intervention in Schizophrenia, prodromal symptoms in Schizophrenia, unification of symptom clusters in Schizophrenia.Keywords
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