Models of misbelief: Integrating motivational and deficit theories of delusions

Consciousness and Cognition

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 932-941

  McKay, Ryan ^a,b   Langdon, Robyn ^a   Coltheart, Max ^a  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive neuropsychiatry; Delusions; Motivational factors; Self deception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DELUSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HUMAN; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PAIN; PSYCHODYNAMICS; SELF ESTEEM; SELF EVALUATION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ASSOCIATION; CULTURE; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; DELUSIONS; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; REALITY TESTING;

EID: 36048997626     PISSN: 10538100     EISSN: 10902376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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