A technique to simulate human interaction: relational styles leading to a schizophrenic communication pattern and back to normal

This article describes an attempt to use a theoretical model of human interaction called the elementary pragmatic model to determine which communication style leads from a normal subject's interactive pattern to a schizophrenic's and, conversely, from schizophrenia to normality. Results of...

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Published inActa psychiatrica Scandinavica Vol. 82; no. 6; p. 413
Main Authors De Giacomo, P, Pierri, G, Lefons, E, Mich, L
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.12.1990
Subjects
Communication
Computer Simulation
Holtzman Inkblot Test
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Models, Psychological
Psychotherapy
Schizophrenic Psychology
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Summary:This article describes an attempt to use a theoretical model of human interaction called the elementary pragmatic model to determine which communication style leads from a normal subject's interactive pattern to a schizophrenic's and, conversely, from schizophrenia to normality. Results of this experimentation reveal a clear correspondence with the data published in the literature on communication deviances and family therapy. The computer simulation indicates preferential ways of therapeutic intervention.
ISSN:0001-690X
DOI:10.1111/j.1600-0447.1990.tb03071.x