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Assessment of social-cognitive functioning in schizophrenia
Abstract
This dissertation involves the development of a comprehensive battery to assess social cognition in schizophrenia. Literature is reviewed from social skills training and cognitive rehabilitation suggesting that both interventions suffer from heterogeneity of patient response and limitations of generalization. Social cognition is suggested to be a neglected area of study in schizophrenia and one which might bridge the gap between cognitive and behavioral interventions. Social cognition was compared to cognition in terms of ecological and predictive validity. Findings reveal that social-cognition is significantly associated with ward behavior, but not social competence during an unstructured role play. Further, social cognition contributed unique variance beyond cognition to maladaptive ward behavior. Implications for treatment are discussed.
Subject Area
Psychotherapy|Mental health
Recommended Citation
Penn, David Lewis, "Assessment of social-cognitive functioning in schizophrenia" (1994). ETD collection for University of Nebraska-Lincoln. AAI9425301.
https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/dissertations/AAI9425301