The psychology of persecutory ideation I: a questionnaire survey

D Freeman; G Dunn; P A Garety; P Bebbington; M Slater; E Kuipers; D Fowler; C Green; J Jordan; K Ray; G Dunn

doi:10.1097/01.nmd.0000161687.12931.67

The psychology of persecutory ideation I: a questionnaire survey

D Freeman, G Dunn, P A Garety, P Bebbington, M Slater, E Kuipers, D Fowler, C Green, J Jordan, K Ray, G Dunn

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Paranoia is a complex phenomenon that is likely to arise from a number of factors. In a recent cognitive model of persecutory delusions, three key factors are highlighted: anomalous experiences, emotion, and reasoning. In the first of two linked studies, we report a questionnaire survey of nonclinical paranoia designed to assess the theoretical model. A nonclinical population (N = 327) completed measures of paranoia, anomalous experiences (hallucinatory predisposition, perceptual anomalies), emotion (depression, anxiety, self-focus, stress, interpersonal sensitivity), and reasoning (need for closure). Paranoia was best explained by separation anxiety, depression, fragile inner self, hallucinatory experiences, discomfort with ambiguity, stress, self-focus, perceptual anomalies, and anxiety. The findings are consistent with the central predictions within the model of paranoia.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	302 - 308
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
Volume	193
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/01.nmd.0000161687.12931.67
Publication status	Published - May 2005

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