[Therapeutic-Spiral] Fwd: denial & confabulation in the brain ...

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This is a fascinating phenomenon that I observe a lot among my clients diagnosed with schizophrenia.  They will come up with illogical and even bizarre explanations for experiences stemming from their illness, or they outright deny that they have an illness or need medications.  I learned some years ago when I began working with this population that to confront them with their illogic, no matter how gently done, only triggered anger and rejection.  Of course that makes perfect sense to me given anger often is a mask for confusion and anxiety, etc.  Some studies done on this condition among this population point to frontal lobe dysfunction.  I look forward to reading what Ramachandran has to say.  Thanks for passing it on.  Patti 

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  From: Dr Kate Hudgins<mailto:drkatetsi at mac.com> 
  To: tsiyahoo<mailto:therapeutic-spiral at yahoogroups.com> 
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    From: Edward Hug <edwhug at verizon.net<mailto:edwhug at verizon.net>>
    Date: February 28, 2009 12:06:03 PM EST
    To: edwhug at hotmail.com<mailto:edwhug at hotmail.com>
    Subject: denial & confabulation in the brain ...


    Google Video has finally made available on-line
    the fascinating lecture by V.S.Ramachandran
    on a Neurobiological way of looking at
    the psychological concepts of
    denial, confabulation and rationalization,
    through the "lens" of a neurological condition
    called "Anosognosia".
    Check it out ...

    http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8359126879241116535<http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8359126879241116535>

    I've seen this lecture (my own DVD) a dozen times
    and get something new from it each time.
    Cheers ...  Ed



  Kate Hudgins, Ph.D., TEP


  Clinical Psychologist
  Director of Training
  Therapeutic Spiral International, LLC
  ww.therapeuticspiral.org
  drkatetsi at mac.com<mailto:drkatetsi at mac.com>







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