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Premorbid Level of Functioning and Perspective Taking During Self-Narratives

Two interviews were conducted with 20 participants from a Mental Health and Mental Retardation (MHMR) crisis house. Subjects were classified as good or poor premorbid level of functioning using a case history form and information from their social history charts. The study employed a self-narrative method to direct self disclosure. In the first interview, participants were asked to describe themselves. In the second interview they were asked to identify what they would change about their histories and to describe how this would make a difference in how their lives turned out. Support was not found for the hypothesis that those with the higher premorbid functioning would be better able to shift perspectives and use more positive self constructs. Methodological, theoretical and future research areas are discussed.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504437
Date05 1900
CreatorsIsler, William C. (William Charles)
ContributorsDoster, Joseph A., 1943-, Ornduff, Sidney R., Burke, Angela J.
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formativ, 55 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, Isler, William C. (William Charles), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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