An Exploratory Study of the Relation between Psychoticism and Certain Aspects of Auditory Hallucinations in Schizophrenics1
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30 schizophrenics who met the criteria of Feighner et al. and were having verbal auditory hallucination with or without hallucinations of other varieties were chosen for the study. Psychoticism was measured with the help of Eysenck's Personality Questionnaire. The relation of psychoticism scores to different aspects of auditory hallucinations was examined. High psychoticism scores seemed to be associated with a greater number of languages of the voice, known living 'speakers' and less fear and passive listening during the voice.
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