The significance of nonhuman objects for normal and schizophrenic children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9055205 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Luitgard N Wundheiler (Long Island University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 816-824 |
| Publication date | 1972-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1939-0025.1972.tb00768.x |
| PMID | 4675897 |
| OpenAlex | W2035704171 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Anthropomorphic relationships of normal and schizophrenic children to non-human objects are compared, and the theoretical implications of the data are explored. In schizophrenic children, anthropomorphism seems to be related to affective attachment to nonhuman objects, while in normal children this is not the case
Cognitive psychology · Developmental psychology · Psychiatry · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming) · Empathy and Medical Education · Mental Health and Psychiatry · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |