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Re: 1.3

Posted by smokeymadison on December 21, 2004, at 16:37:20

In reply to Re: 1.3, posted by alexandra_k on December 21, 2004, at 1:14:58

In Kay Redfield Jamison's book "An Unquiet Mind" she describes how once when she was manic she was administered the inkblot test in class (i know the thing starts w/ a W but i can't remember the name right now or how to spell it). anyway, she went on to write elaborate descriptions of what the ink blots were. the prof pulled her aside and she got to work in a lab w/ him on persoality and mood, or something like that.

my point is, what is the relationship between mood and the ability to create a delusion? it is well known that severely manic or depressed people can become delusional. i would guess that utterances of paranoia would be made when a person is feeling extreme anxiety (like when i thought that my boyfriend was going to kill me). is it possible that the brain is more likely to produce a delusion when a person is feeling extreme emotion? is it possible that delusions can ONLY be formed in the context of extreme emotion? I know that in schizophrenia and depression, flat affect is common, but that is affect, not what the person is actually feeling inside. some thoughts...

SM


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