RELATIONSHIP OF MODELS OF CONSISTENCY AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FLEXIBILITY WITH PERSECUTORY DELUSIONS

Abstract

The goal of research is to assess the preference for consistency, cognitive fusion and experiential avoidance levels and their of persons with delusional persecution delusions, and interrelationship of these items. In addition, it was aimed to investigate the attitudes of individuals with persecution delusions towards the inconsistency of the relationship with other cognitions and their discomfort caused by inconsistency. The patient group with delusions consisted of 82 patients was who were diagnosed with schizophrenia, schizophreniform, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, unspecified psychotic For the control group, 86 people who showed similar characteristics were included in the study Participants in both groups fill form for the Sociodemographic Data Form, Preference for Consistency Scale (PFC), Peters Delusion Inventory (PDI, only items for Persecutory Delusion), Cognitive Fusion Scale (CFQ), acceptance and Action questionnaire-II (AAQ-II) themselves. In addition, the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS, only positive symptom subscale) was applied by the researcher in the patient group with delusions. There was a significant difference between the patient group with delusions and the control group for the scores of PFC, AAQ-II and CFQ (p