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A study of the response of psychotic patients to photographic self-image experience

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Objectives, methods, and findings in this study of the response of psychotic patients to self-image experience, employing photographic self-images, are described. Self-recognition, reactions to the pictures, sex differences in response, and changes in the psychotic state accompanying self-confrontation are reported. The significance of the findings, hypothetical considerations, and potential utilization of the technique in investigation and therapy are discussed.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Neurology and Behavioral Sciences, University of Oklahoma Medical Center, 800 Northeast Thirteenth Street, Oklahoma City 4, Oklahoma

    Floyd S. Cornelison Jr. M.D. & Jean Arsenian Ph.D.

  2. Division of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass

    Floyd S. Cornelison Jr. M.D. & Jean Arsenian Ph.D.

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  1. Floyd S. Cornelison Jr. M.D.
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Cornelison, F.S., Arsenian, J. A study of the response of psychotic patients to photographic self-image experience. Psych Quar 34, 1–8 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01675223

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