Semantic memory organization on verbal fluency test "Human Body Parts" in patients with chronic schizophrenia diagnosis and healthy controls

Autores
Berto, Guilermina; Galaverna, Flavia Soledad
Año de publicación
2016
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inglés
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artículo
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Background and Objectives: The cognitive impairments known as schizophrenia have been extensively reported in the literature. The severity of such impairments has been shown to vary depending on the cognitive domain that is being studied. Impairments in performance in VF tasks have also been extensively reported by comparing schizophrenic patients on the one hand with healthy controls and patients suffering from other mental disorders on the other, and it is suggested that such impairments can be considered as part of the neuropsychological endophenotype for schizophrenia. This study analyzed the organization of semantic memory in patients with chronic schizophrenia by means of the "Human Body Parts" VF task. Methods: 44 patients with chronic schizophrenia and 44 healthy controls were examined, paired by age, sex, years of education, and handedness. The organization of semantic memory was derived from the construction of semantic maps obtained by means of correspondence analysis. Results: Performance in the VF task studied was significantly lower in the patients group. The semantic maps obtained from the CoA show a semantic organization partly differential in both groups of participants. Conclusions: The hypothesis that there would be better performance because this is a test that has a self-referential key was partially rebutted. Although there was a deficit in per­formance, the findings from this study suggest that such performance cannot be accounted for by lack of organization in semantic networks or clinical variables.
Fil: Berto, Guilermina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Psicología. Laboratorio de Psicología Experimental; Argentina
Fil: Galaverna, Flavia Soledad. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Psicología. Laboratorio de Psicología Experimental; Argentina. Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
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SEMANTIC ORGANIZATION
VERBAL FLUENCY
BODY PARTS
SCHIZOPHRENIA
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Semantic memory organization on verbal fluency test "Human Body Parts" in patients with chronic schizophrenia diagnosis and healthy controls
title Semantic memory organization on verbal fluency test "Human Body Parts" in patients with chronic schizophrenia diagnosis and healthy controls
spellingShingle Semantic memory organization on verbal fluency test "Human Body Parts" in patients with chronic schizophrenia diagnosis and healthy controls
Berto, Guilermina
SEMANTIC ORGANIZATION
VERBAL FLUENCY
BODY PARTS
SCHIZOPHRENIA
title_short Semantic memory organization on verbal fluency test "Human Body Parts" in patients with chronic schizophrenia diagnosis and healthy controls
title_full Semantic memory organization on verbal fluency test "Human Body Parts" in patients with chronic schizophrenia diagnosis and healthy controls
title_fullStr Semantic memory organization on verbal fluency test "Human Body Parts" in patients with chronic schizophrenia diagnosis and healthy controls
title_full_unstemmed Semantic memory organization on verbal fluency test "Human Body Parts" in patients with chronic schizophrenia diagnosis and healthy controls
title_sort Semantic memory organization on verbal fluency test "Human Body Parts" in patients with chronic schizophrenia diagnosis and healthy controls
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Berto, Guilermina
Galaverna, Flavia Soledad
author Berto, Guilermina
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Galaverna, Flavia Soledad
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author2 Galaverna, Flavia Soledad
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv SEMANTIC ORGANIZATION
VERBAL FLUENCY
BODY PARTS
SCHIZOPHRENIA
topic SEMANTIC ORGANIZATION
VERBAL FLUENCY
BODY PARTS
SCHIZOPHRENIA
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3.3
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/3
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Background and Objectives: The cognitive impairments known as schizophrenia have been extensively reported in the literature. The severity of such impairments has been shown to vary depending on the cognitive domain that is being studied. Impairments in performance in VF tasks have also been extensively reported by comparing schizophrenic patients on the one hand with healthy controls and patients suffering from other mental disorders on the other, and it is suggested that such impairments can be considered as part of the neuropsychological endophenotype for schizophrenia. This study analyzed the organization of semantic memory in patients with chronic schizophrenia by means of the "Human Body Parts" VF task. Methods: 44 patients with chronic schizophrenia and 44 healthy controls were examined, paired by age, sex, years of education, and handedness. The organization of semantic memory was derived from the construction of semantic maps obtained by means of correspondence analysis. Results: Performance in the VF task studied was significantly lower in the patients group. The semantic maps obtained from the CoA show a semantic organization partly differential in both groups of participants. Conclusions: The hypothesis that there would be better performance because this is a test that has a self-referential key was partially rebutted. Although there was a deficit in per­formance, the findings from this study suggest that such performance cannot be accounted for by lack of organization in semantic networks or clinical variables.
Fil: Berto, Guilermina. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Psicología. Laboratorio de Psicología Experimental; Argentina
Fil: Galaverna, Flavia Soledad. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Psicología. Laboratorio de Psicología Experimental; Argentina. Instituto de Neurología Cognitiva; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina
description Background and Objectives: The cognitive impairments known as schizophrenia have been extensively reported in the literature. The severity of such impairments has been shown to vary depending on the cognitive domain that is being studied. Impairments in performance in VF tasks have also been extensively reported by comparing schizophrenic patients on the one hand with healthy controls and patients suffering from other mental disorders on the other, and it is suggested that such impairments can be considered as part of the neuropsychological endophenotype for schizophrenia. This study analyzed the organization of semantic memory in patients with chronic schizophrenia by means of the "Human Body Parts" VF task. Methods: 44 patients with chronic schizophrenia and 44 healthy controls were examined, paired by age, sex, years of education, and handedness. The organization of semantic memory was derived from the construction of semantic maps obtained by means of correspondence analysis. Results: Performance in the VF task studied was significantly lower in the patients group. The semantic maps obtained from the CoA show a semantic organization partly differential in both groups of participants. Conclusions: The hypothesis that there would be better performance because this is a test that has a self-referential key was partially rebutted. Although there was a deficit in per­formance, the findings from this study suggest that such performance cannot be accounted for by lack of organization in semantic networks or clinical variables.
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