Divided perception

Carlos Morra and Ernst Franzek: Psychopathological Symptoms

 

Definition: Inability to relate (bring together) the sensory components of a perceptual experience (Jaspers 1963).

 

Exploration: The presence of divided perception can be established by interviewing the patient.

 

Synonym: Split perception

 

Reference:

 

Jaspers K. General Psychopathology. Translated from the 7th edition of the German original into English by J.  Hoenig and Marian W. Hamilton. Chicago: Chicago University Press; 1963, p. 75.

 

September 14, 2017