TA in Pills 2-2 - 4 Discounting - Thinking Disorders
Discounting - Thinking Disorders (Click here for List of TA Blogs) (A thinking disorder is marked by dysfunctional thinking ) "Words with special meaning are marked * in text and explained in Notes" Thinking Disorders Over-detailing and generalisation are two types of thinking disorders. These show up in speech and writing. Over-detailing: In over-detailing the person uses unnecessary details to convey information. In grammar it is called using redundants. An example: "Actually what I want to tell you, and I should have told you this yesterday, is that I am not coming tomorrow." Instead of "Sir, I am not coming tomorrow". Generalisation: Generalisation is displayed when something related to one is viewed or conveyed to be of many. For example: If one person or a few persons do not follow traffic rules I say: "the traffic is chaotic because people do not follow traffic rules." Thinking disorders also show up as escalations ...