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Anxiety and Overinclusion
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 29 January 2018
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It has been suggested (Mednick, 1958) that high drive acting “upon remote response tendencies is a major root of the disordered thinking of schizophrenics”. Thought disorder would be a product of a high level of drive, increasing generalization and reducing discrimination. The relevant drive in this context is anxiety.
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