[A study on the formation and application of thought concepts among schizophrenics].

According to different studies and observations scholars have put forward many theories and explanations about the schizophrenic thought disorder, but conclusions varied. In order to explore schizophrenic thought disorder, the authors designed psychological experiment on the formation and application of concept. All subjects were schizophrenic 44 in chronic group 30 patients in acute group and 33 normal adult and 30 children as controls. The results of the experiment revealed that: (1) The thought disorder of schizophrenic is mainly the degeneration of thought development with concrete thought form. As the course of illness goes on, the thinking ability of chronic schizophrenics equal that of children younger than 14. (2) result does not support the theory of overinclusion or (3) experiment might provide reference for the clinical diagnosis.