TY - JOUR
T1 - Phenomenological Evidence For Two Types of Paranoia
AU - Chadwick, P
AU - Trower, Peter
AU - Juusti-Butler, TM
AU - Maguire, N
PY - 2005/1/1
Y1 - 2005/1/1
N2 - OBJECTIVE: Two types of paranoia have been identified, namely persecution (or 'Poor Me') paranoia, and punishment (or 'Bad Me') paranoia. This research tests predicted differences in phenomenology--specifically, in person evaluative beliefs, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and anger. METHOD: Fifty-three people with current paranoid beliefs were classified as Poor Me, Bad Me, or neither (classification was reliable). Key dependent variables were measured. RESULTS: All predictions were supported, except the one relating to anger, where the two groups did not differ. The Bad Me group had lower self-esteem, more negative self-evaluative thinking, lower negative evaluations about others, higher depression and anxiety. Importantly, the differences in self-esteem and self-evaluations were not fully accounted for by differences in depression. CONCLUSION: Data support the presence of two distinct topographies of paranoia. Future research is needed to explore the theory further and examine clinical implications.
AB - OBJECTIVE: Two types of paranoia have been identified, namely persecution (or 'Poor Me') paranoia, and punishment (or 'Bad Me') paranoia. This research tests predicted differences in phenomenology--specifically, in person evaluative beliefs, self-esteem, depression, anxiety, and anger. METHOD: Fifty-three people with current paranoid beliefs were classified as Poor Me, Bad Me, or neither (classification was reliable). Key dependent variables were measured. RESULTS: All predictions were supported, except the one relating to anger, where the two groups did not differ. The Bad Me group had lower self-esteem, more negative self-evaluative thinking, lower negative evaluations about others, higher depression and anxiety. Importantly, the differences in self-esteem and self-evaluations were not fully accounted for by differences in depression. CONCLUSION: Data support the presence of two distinct topographies of paranoia. Future research is needed to explore the theory further and examine clinical implications.
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U2 - 10.1159/000089453
DO - 10.1159/000089453
M3 - Article
C2 - 16269867
VL - 38
SP - 327
EP - 333
JO - Psychopathology
JF - Psychopathology
ER -