Aberrant Beliefs and Reasoning

Herausgeber: Galbraith, Niall

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Produktbeschreibung

An aberrant belief is extreme or unusual in nature. In the most serious cases these beliefs cause emotional distress in those who hold them, and typify the core symptoms of psychological disorders. Each of the chapters in this volume seeks to examine the role that biases in reasoning can play in the formation of aberrant beliefs. The chapters consider several conjectures about the role of reasoning in aberrant belief, including the role of the jumping to conclusion bias in delusional beliefs, the probabilistic bias in paranormal beliefs, the role of danger confirming reasoning in phobias, and the controversial notion that people with schizophrenia do not succumb to specific forms of reasoning bias. There are also chapters evaluating different theoretical perspectives, and suggestions for future research. Aberrant Beliefs and Reasoning is the first volume presenting an overview of contemporary research in this growing subject area. It will be essential reading for academics and students in the fields of human reasoning, cognitive psychology and philosophy, and will also be of great interest to clinicians and psychiatrists.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Psychology Press
• Seitenzahl: 194
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 304g
• ISBN-13: 9781848723429
• ISBN-10: 1848723423
• Artikelnr.: 41755511

Autorenporträt

Niall Galbraith is Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Wolverhampton, UK. His research interests encompass delusional thinking, schizotypy, attitudes toward psychological disorders and help-seeking.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction, Niall Galbraith 1. A psychological model of delusional
belief: Integrating reasoning biases with perceptual, self-concept and
emotional factors, Niall Galbraith and Ken Manktelow 2. Prediction-error
and two-factor theories of delusion formation: Competitors or allies?
Kengo Miyazono, Lisa Bortolotti and Matthew R. Broome 3. Reasoning and
delusions: Do people with delusions really jump to conclusions? Rob Dudley
and Kate Cavanagh 4. Affect, Dual Processes and some Pertinent Questions
about Delusional Reasoning. Stephanie Rhodes and Claire Jones 5. Reasoning
in schizophrenia. Amelia Gangemi and Valentina Cardella 6. Paranormal
believers' proneness to probabilistic reasoning biases: A review of the
empirical literature. Paul Rogers 7. Danger-confirming reasoning and the
persistence of phobic beliefs. Peter J. de Jong 8. Non-pharmacological
Treatment Targeting Cognitive Biases underlying Delusions in Schizophrenia:
Metacognitive Training and Therapy. Ryan Balzan, Todd S. Woodward, Mahesh
Menon and Steffen Moritz