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The Theory of Bowl and Bugs: A Model for the Explanation of the Coexistence of Psychological and Biological Etiologies in the Psychosis

The Theory of Bowl and Bugs: A Model for the Explanation of the Coexistence of Psychological and... The origin of the psychiatric features of psychotic patients and whether the features are basically psychological or biological has always been an issue of controversy. Some scientists have tried to prove the absolute relevance of these symptoms to psychological etiologies whereas others have insisted on biological causation. However, others have tried to find a link between the two etiologies in the formation of psychiatric symptoms and signs. In this article, a model is proposed for the coexistence and cocausative role of biology and psychology in the formation of symptoms of psychotic patients and as an explanation for the high rate of coexistence of obsessive thoughts in obsessive-compulsive disorder and schizophrenia and their highly reported relevance. These two disorders are put on two sides of a similar spectrum. Through the article, evidence supporting this model from psychological (especially Jungian and modified Freudian views) and neurobiological theories (neuroanatomical, neurotransmitter, and neural network) models) is discussed. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis & Dynamic Psychiatry Guilford Press

The Theory of Bowl and Bugs: A Model for the Explanation of the Coexistence of Psychological and Biological Etiologies in the Psychosis

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Guilford Press
Copyright
© The American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry
Subject
Articles
ISSN
1546-0371
DOI
10.1521/jaap.2005.33.2.363
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Abstract

The origin of the psychiatric features of psychotic patients and whether the features are basically psychological or biological has always been an issue of controversy. Some scientists have tried to prove the absolute relevance of these symptoms to psychological etiologies whereas others have insisted on biological causation. However, others have tried to find a link between the two etiologies in the formation of psychiatric symptoms and signs. In this article, a model is proposed for the coexistence and cocausative role of biology and psychology in the formation of symptoms of psychotic patients and as an explanation for the high rate of coexistence of obsessive thoughts in obsessive-compulsive disorder and schizophrenia and their highly reported relevance. These two disorders are put on two sides of a similar spectrum. Through the article, evidence supporting this model from psychological (especially Jungian and modified Freudian views) and neurobiological theories (neuroanatomical, neurotransmitter, and neural network) models) is discussed.

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Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis & Dynamic PsychiatryGuilford Press

Published: Jun 1, 2005

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