Cerebral Dominance And Creativity As Measures Of Cognitive Style In A Schizophrenic Population

ASU Author/Contributor (non-ASU co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
Robert Conder (Creator)
Institution
Appalachian State University (ASU )
Web Site: https://library.appstate.edu/
Advisor
Richard Levin

Abstract: Twenty patients with Research Diagnostlc Criteria diagnoses of either schizo-affectlve disorder or schizophrenia were voluntarily enrolled in the research protocol of the Research Unit at Broughton Hospital. Subjects were administered the Barron-Welsh Revised Art Scale of the Welsh Figure Preference Test in addition to a neuropsychological research battery and the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale in order to explore the relationship of cerebral dominance and creativity as measures of cognitive style in a schizophrenic population. Subjects diagnosed with schizophrenia scored significantly higher on the Barren-Welsh Revised Art Scale than subjects With schizo-affective disorder.

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Publication
Thesis
Conder, R. (1979). Cerebral Dominance And Creativity As Measures Of Cognitive Style In A Schizophrenic Population. Unpublished Master’s Thesis. Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
Language: English
Date: 1979
Keywords
psychology, creativity, schizophrenia, Barren-Welsh Revised Art Scale

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