RT Journal
A1 Storms LH, Broen WE, Jr.
T1 A theory of schizophrenic behavioral disorganization
JF Archives of General Psychiatry
JO Archives of General Psychiatry
YR 1969
FD February 1
VO 20
IS 2
SP 129
OP 144
DO 10.1001/archpsyc.1969.01740140001001
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1969.01740140001001
AB IN RECENT years an increasing number of theories have appeared which do not consider that schizophrenic disorders are primarily defensive manifestations. Defensive behaviors serving to avoid or reduce anxiety are undoubtedly important in the development of specific symptoms and in helping to account for the wide individual differences among schizophrenics. However, disorganization produced by other causes may be primary while defensive behaviors are secondary phenomena.In general, theories of schizophrenia which assign a secondary role to defense mechanisms focus on phenomena of response interference such as associative looseness of "cognitive slippage."1 Much evidence suggests that these phenomena are particularly characteristic of schizophrenia.2-4In his classical discussion of schizophrenia, Bleuler5 states that disturbances of association are primary to the disorder while other symptoms are secondary. The nature of these associative disturbances is worthy of further clarification.