Dissimulation function in some functional psychoses.
Dissimulation function as estimated by means of Lie-Scale scores can be used as a pointer towards the impaired self-appraising ability of the individuals in relation to others. Sixty non-psychiatric normal persons and 133 psychiatric cases, representing two major psychotic groups, were investigated for the dissimulation function. The results show a significant difference between the two groups of normal and abnormal individuals, the abnormal group dissimulating distinctively more than the other. However, this impaired self-appraising ability does not seem to relate to the chronicity of the illness but only partly with the typology of illness.
D000328:Adult; D000342:Affective Symptoms / Q000523:psychology; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011618:Psychotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D012928:Social Desirability