Effects of weight intensity on discrimination thresholds of normals and schizophrenics.
Effects of weight intensity on discrimination thresholds of normals and schizophrenics.
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体重强度对正常人和精神分裂症患者辨别阈值的影响。
DOI:
10.1037/h0022779
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发表时间:
1965
影响因子:
4.6
通讯作者:
H. Rosen
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作者:
G. Rosenbaum;F. Flenning;H. Rosen
20 male chronic schizophrenics, 12 chronic disturbed schizophrenics, and 20 normal controls were tested for upper difference limens from both a 40-gm (light) and 400-gm (heavy) standard weight. Weight discrimination thresholds were found to be significantly elevated as a function of severity of pathology in the schizophrenic groups and also at the lighter weight intensity. Both groups of schizophrenics showed significantly greater improvement than normals with the heavy weights. The less disturbed chronic schizophrenics were not significantly different from normals at the heavy intensity. The results support the hypothesis of a schizophrenic deficit in proprioceptive acuity and suggest that this deficit is the result of insufficient proprioceptive feedback.(PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)