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Jack, Alexander Henry (2017) Childhood bullying and paranoid thinking. DForenPsy thesis, University of Nottingham.

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Abstract

Psychotic phenomena are prevalent in non-clinical populations, with a continuum existing between psychotic-like experiences (PLEs) and incidence of clinical relevance. Phenomena-associated distress often demarcates a threshold whereby individuals seek help, and experiential risk factors are consistent at both ends of the continuum. Increased exposure to stressors may predict the transition from transient, to persistent and impairing psychotic-like symptoms. PLE-specific trajectories have been noted in the literature, with childhood bullying victimisation mooted to predict the development of paranoid thinking; paranoid thinking underlies some expressive violence.

Whilst bullying victimisation is a cause for concern in itself, the cognitive and behavioural consequences for victims are potentially significant. Paranoid individuals can incorrectly appraise threat in neutral social situations, and employ maladaptive safety behaviours to reduce perceived danger. Such misperception of social events, and behavioural responses, could result in aggressive or violent actions towards others. The current thesis examines this topic.

Item Type:	Thesis (University of Nottingham only) (DForenPsy)
Supervisors:	Egan, Vincent
Keywords:	Bullying; Childhood; Paranoid behavior; Paranoid disorders
Subjects:	W Medicine and related subjects (NLM Classification) > WM Psychiatry
Faculties/Schools:	UK Campuses > Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Medicine
Item ID:	47423
Depositing User:	Jack, Alexander
Date Deposited:	27 Apr 2018 13:51
Last Modified:	28 Apr 2018 23:17
URI:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/id/eprint/47423

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