Social Cognition and Schizophrenia by Corrigan, Patrick W. And David L. Penn - 2001

American Psychological Association (APA). As New in Fine dust jacket. 2001. First Edition. Hardcover. 1557987742 . This specific hardback book is in like new condition with a hard board cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. The dust jacket is in fine condition with only the slightest bit of cover or edge wear. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "This fascinating book examines how persons with schizophrenia understa nd and respond to their world. Unlike numbers, words, objects, or othe r "non-social" stimuli, social stimuli are abstract, fluid, immediate, reciprocal, fraught with personal meaning. While the ordinary person may have no trouble differentiating between the meaning of laughter in response to a joke and that in response to a social faux pas, the per son with schizophrenia may find it quite challenging. The ability to e xtract meaning from social stimuli requires a level of semantic proces sing that may be deficient in persons with schizophrenia. Furthermore, a person's relationship to social stimuli is interactive, requiring a cultural familiarity that persons with schizophrenia often lack as a result of their isolation from others."; 10.22 X 7.40 X 1.14 inches; 353 pages .