Embrained drives to perform extraordinary roles predict schizotypal traits in the general population.

ABSTRACT: Some personal drives correspond to extraordinary social roles. Given that behavioral strategies associated with such drives may conflict with those associated with ordinary roles, they could cause behavioral disorganization. To test whether they do so independent of the factors responsible for full-blown schizotypy and schizophrenia, these drives were assessed in the general population. Two hundred and nine healthy volunteers were individually presented with hundreds of names of social roles in experimental psychology conditions. The task of the participant was to decide whether or not (s)he would consider performing the role at any moment of his/her life. Schizotypal traits were measured with the schizotypal personality questionnaire (SPQ), and delusion-like ideations were assessed by the

SUBMITTER: Fernandez-Cruz AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5060951 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature