(January 9, 2018 at 9:13 am)mh.brewer Wrote:(January 7, 2018 at 2:13 pm)Jehanne Wrote: Of course it does! If I lose my keys, do I just assume that a fairy took them? How do you distinguish between someone who is a functional schizophrenic from someone who has a "genuine" religious experience?
By diagnostic interview. Not all schizophrenics have religious experiences. If they do, you'll find that the schizophrenic thought process is fractured and tangential with inconsistencies and disorganization. Also the affect will often not be appropriate to the conversation.
That was the part in the video, that I found interesting (the psychological tendencies). Difficulties in abstract thinking, anti-social behavior.
Looking at some list online, it seems that many with this condition are attracted to an occupation which is artistic in nature. Which I am guessing follows from these issues in thinking.
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If I am shown my error, I will be the first to throw my books into the fire. - Martin Luther
