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Andreas Rosén Rasmussen1, Helene Stephensen1, Josef Parnas1,2.
Abstract
The Examination of Anomalous Fantasy and Imagination (EAFI) is an instrument for a semistructured, phenomenological exploration of psychopathology of imagination. The EAFI provides a conceptual-descriptive framework to address such experiences. It consists of 16 main items, sometimes divided into subtypes. We suggest that the anomalies of imagination explored by the EAFI reflect an alteration in the structure of consciousness and belong to a fundamental, generative layer of psychopathology with relevance to differential diagnostic purposes. The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel.Keywords: Fantasy; Imagination; Mental imagery; Phenomenology; Psychopathology; Schizophrenia; Schizophrenia spectrum disorders; Schizotypal disorder
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29758549 PMCID: PMC6106139 DOI: 10.1159/000488464
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychopathology ISSN: 0254-4962 Impact factor: 1.944