Egopathy
In psychology, egopathy is either the occurrence of schizophrenic conditions or verbal-aggressive behavior . The term was coined by Karl Peter Kisker in the 1960s . The term is not used consistently in the specialist literature.
In the first sense, it comprises a large group of conditions which, although they belong to schizophrenia, do not belong to the core schizophrenias. Examples are transient schizophrenic states or periodic crises. The aim of the term is to avoid the stigmatizing effect of the diagnosis "schizophrenia".
The second meaning describes verbal aggression by psychopaths , who thereby affirm their own worth by belittling others.
literature
- Karl Peter Kisker: Core schizophrenia and egopathy. In: Neurologist. 35, 1964, pp. 286-294.
- Karl Peter Kisker: The egopath. In: Soc. Psychiatry. 3, 1968, pp. 19-23.