"Sleights of mind": delusions, defences, and self-deception
Two different modes of theorising about delusions are explored. On the one hand is the motivational approach, which regards delusions as serving a defensive, palliative, even potentially adaptive function. On the other, is the cognitive deficit approach, which conceptualises delusions as explicitly...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Psychology Press Ltd.
2005
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