Author : Kaley Angers
Release : 2019
Genre : Communicative competence
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis An Investigation of Language Performance and Social Functioning in Schizotypy by : Kaley Angers

Download or read book An Investigation of Language Performance and Social Functioning in Schizotypy written by Kaley Angers. This book was released on 2019. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Schizotypy refers to a cluster of personality traits including unusual perceptual experiences, ideas of reference, suspiciousness, magical thinking, constricted affect, no close friends, social anxiety, eccentric behavior, and odd/disorganized speech. One core deficit observed in individuals with schizotypy is social impairment; however, the underlying mechanisms of social impairment are not well understood. Neurocognitive performance may provide an avenue for understanding social impairment in schizotypy. Empirical evidence suggests a relationship between neurocognitive variables such as language and functional outcomes, including social impairment, across schizophrenia spectrum populations. Schizotypal personality characteristics are also related to performance on language tasks and to social functioning. Some literature suggests that in samples of individuals with schizophrenia, neurocognition is indirectly related to functional outcomes through clinical symptoms. Across the schizophrenia spectrum, cognitive deficits precede the development of clinical symptoms and social impairment. As such, there is reason to believe that in schizotypy samples, cognitive functioning may also be indirectly related to social functioning through schizotypal personality traits; however, to our knowledge, this relationship has not yet been explored. The present thesis utilized archival data to examine the relationships among language performance, schizotypal personality characteristics, and social function in an undergraduate sample.