Carlos Morra and Ernst Franzek: Psychopathological Symptoms

Reduction of social distance

 

Definition: The patient reduces the minimum distance with other humans in normal interactions (Hayduk 1983).

 

Exploration: The presence of reduction in social distance can be established by observing the patient´s behavior.

 

Reference:

 

Hayduk LA. Personal-space - where we now stand. Psychological Bulletin. 1983;94:293–335.

 

October 10, 2019