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OverviewThe aim of this book is to challenge the two-stage model's unidirectional approach to explanation -- from neurological disruption, to anomalous experience, to full blown delusion -- which has resulted in the marginalisation of the role played by the patient's underling phenomenology in accounting for the formation and maintenance of the delusional belief. By comparing the experiences of Capgras and Fregoli patient with those suffering from other related, but non-delusional, facial recognition pathologies, and mapping these differences onto functional disruptions known to occur within the facial recognition system, a description of the delusional patient's experience emerges that is necessarily something more than simply 'anomalous. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Garry YoungPublisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc Imprint: Nova Science Publishers Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.00cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 15.50cm Weight: 0.140kg ISBN: 9781608769568ISBN 10: 1608769569 Pages: 65 Publication Date: 22 September 2010 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsIntroduction; Delusional Misidentification; Capgras & Fregoli Delusions: The Story So Far...; Unpacking the Phenomenology; Introducing Pathologies of Facial Recognition; The Capgras Delusion; The Interactionist Model; Elevating the Role of Patient Phenomenology; Index.ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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