Talk:Schizotypy
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Can I suggest that the wiki-link to Gordon Claridge is removed, for the simple reason that there is, as yet, no entry for Gordon Claridge in Wikipaedia? My other suggestions: Perhaps the first mention of psychoticism could also feature the first wiki-link to psychoticism? Perhaps the discussion of the factors that emerge when measurements of schizotypy are subject to factor analysis could be merged with some of the information that appears earlier in the article? I do think it important that at some stage, the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia are distinguished, and my sugggestion is that this section is moved earlier in the article. Cardamom
- Someone recently added a factor analysis comment suggesting that positive and negative components are typically found, when the majority of studies find three factor solutions (positive, negative and disorganised) or four factor solutions (as mentioned already in the article as the factors that form the basis of the OLIFE schizotypy scale).
- The concept of positive and negative symptoms is discussed in both the psychosis and schizophrenia articles, so I'm not sure it has to be covered here again.
- - Vaughan 07:30, 6 October 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Paul Meehl
The term "schizotypy" was coined by Paul Meehl in his American Psychological Association Presidential address back when the APA was largely a scientific organization. He later revised this idea in 1990.
Meehl, P.E. (1962). Schizotaxia, schizotypy, and schizophrenia. American Psychologist, 17, 827-838.
Meehl., P.E. (1990). Toward an integrated theory of schizotaxia, schizotypy, and schizophrenia. Journal of Personality, 4, 1-99.
[edit] "Deficiency in the ability to feel pleasure from physical stimulation"?
I have some of the traits of Claridge's schizotypy (notably 1 and 4, as childhood nonconformity and an interest in the mysterious), but despite my past difficulty talking to women, I wouldn't say that I have any deficiency to actually feel pleasure from physical stimulation. I think Claridge's criterion is unfairly worded.
128.186.40.99 20:02, 1 December 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Moving two sentences here
I have moved two unreferenced sentences here (see below) from the main page so as to be able to remove the ‘no in-text citations’ tag; however, if anyone is able to provide apt references for them, they could be reinstated.Ranger2006 (talk) 18:47, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
Some researchers have argued that full-blown psychosis or schizophrenia requires the presence of a 'schizogene' or other specific inherited attribute in addition to high schizotypy.[citation needed] Further evidence that there is a non-linear relationship between schizotypy and some cognitive factors known to be affected in schizophrenia (such as latent inhibition) is also given as evidence for the fully-dimensional approach.[citation needed]
