Adopting the perspective of another in belief attribution: Contribution of Relational Frame Theory to the understanding of impairments in schizophrenia

Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 125-134

  Villatte, Matthieu ^a   Monestès, Jean Louis ^b   McHugh, Louise ^c   Freixa i Baqué, Esteve ^a   Loas, Gwenolé ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

^b Service Universitaire de Psychiatrie Neurosciences Fonctionnelles   (France)

^c SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Belief attribution; Deictic relational responding; RFT; Schizophrenia; Social anhedonia; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ANHEDONIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRIBUTION OF RELATIONAL FRAME THEORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; RESPONSE TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SELF CONCEPT; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITION DISORDERS; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REACTION TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORY OF MIND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76349120824     PISSN: 00057916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbtep.2009.11.004     Document Type: Article

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