Question

Which theorist identified the four A"s of schizophrenia

Answer 1

IT IS EUGENE BLEULER WHO IDENTIFIED THE FOUR "A"s OF SCHIZOPHRENIA. THE FOUR "A's OF SCHIZIOFRENIA ARE ASSOCIATIVE LOOSENESS, AMBIVALENCE, AUTISTIC THINKING AND AFFECTIVE CHANGES.

AMBIVALAENCE : IN THIS TYPE THE AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCES BOTH POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE FEELINGS, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MAKE DECISIONS.

ASSOCIATIVE LOOSENESS : IN THIS TYPE THE THE SYMPTOMS INCLUDE CONFUSING COMMUNICATION, UNCLEAR CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ONE IDEA TO THE NEXT, DIFFICULTY IN FOLLOWING CONVERSATION AND NO EXCHANGE OF CONVERSATION - TALK "TO" NOT "WITH" YOU.

AUTISTIC THINKING: IN THIS TYPE THE AFFECTED INDIVDUAL IS SELF-ABSORBED, WITHDRAWN, PREOCCUPIED WITH INVISIBLE FORCES, DEVELOPS A MAGICAL THINKING WHERE HE/SHE BELIEVES THAT THINKING CAN BECOMESREALITY AND HAS HALLUCINATIONS, DELUSIONS AND LIVES IN THEIR OWN WORLD.

AFFECTIVE CHANGES : HERE THE AFFECTED INDIVIDUAL DISPLAYS FLAT, MASK-LIKE FACIAL FEATURES, EMOTIONAL BLUNTING, INAPPROPRIATE EMOTIONAL EXPRESSIONS LIKE LAUGHING AT THINGS THAT ARE SAD AND CRY WHEN THEY ARE NOT SAD.