Recently, there is an increasing interest in psychotic-like experiences (PLEs), such as delusional ideation, hallucinatory experiences in general population within the scientific community. Psychotic symptoms, especially in the context of schizophrenia-spectrum disorders are traditionally viewed as categorical phenomena which may either be present or not in an individual. However, through previous literature it is found that PLEs are present in general population, even in childhood which makes it even more prevalent as compared to the clinical phenotype itself (Dominguez et al., 2009). Therefore, PLEs is explained as alterations in the way one perceives and thinks about the reality and the perception by children who experience this will have
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Many tools remain limited by a variety of methodological shortcomings. For example, many trauma measures focus solely on sexual or physical abuse, ignoring other forms of victimisation, such as emotional maltreatment. In addition, they typically give the trauma in childhood quality of a phenomenon “all or nothing”, while ignoring the dimensional aspects of traumatic events. Among these is their frequency, severity or duration that can play a crucial role in the psychological impact on the victim.
Although there has been a vast amount of research conducted in this topic, there is insufficient evidence presented that explores the relationship between childhood traumas, along with loneliness leading to PLEs. The purpose of this study will be to investigate childhood trauma and loneliness in general population with psychotic like experiences in a lifetime. It will also explore and investigate which type of childhood trauma and loneliness is at a higher risk for PLEs. Therefore, the results could lead to new findings and fill in any missing gaps within the studied …show more content…
Unlike sexual abuse, both boys and girls are equally abused physically (Sedlak & Broadhurst 1996). Physical abuse can include physical assault, torture and even murder. According to a study conducted by Wise et al. (2001), children who suffer from physical abuse in their childhood are three times more likely to experience depression when they grow up as compared to
Many tools remain limited by a variety of methodological shortcomings. For example, many trauma measures focus solely on sexual or physical abuse, ignoring other forms of victimisation, such as emotional maltreatment. In addition, they typically give the trauma in childhood quality of a phenomenon “all or nothing”, while ignoring the dimensional aspects of traumatic events. Among these is their frequency, severity or duration that can play a crucial role in the psychological impact on the victim.
Although there has been a vast amount of research conducted in this topic, there is insufficient evidence presented that explores the relationship between childhood traumas, along with loneliness leading to PLEs. The purpose of this study will be to investigate childhood trauma and loneliness in general population with psychotic like experiences in a lifetime. It will also explore and investigate which type of childhood trauma and loneliness is at a higher risk for PLEs. Therefore, the results could lead to new findings and fill in any missing gaps within the studied …show more content…
Unlike sexual abuse, both boys and girls are equally abused physically (Sedlak & Broadhurst 1996). Physical abuse can include physical assault, torture and even murder. According to a study conducted by Wise et al. (2001), children who suffer from physical abuse in their childhood are three times more likely to experience depression when they grow up as compared to