Cognitive Model of Delusions
Precipitant
Emotion: beliefs about
the self, others,
and the world
Anomalous
experiences /
arousal
Cognitive biases
associated with
psychosis
Search for meaning
Selection of
explanation: mediated
by beliefs about illness,
social factors, and
belief flexibility
Threat belief
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Adapted from:
Bell, V., Halligan, P. W., Ellis, H. D. (2006). Explaining delusions:
a cognitive perspective. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 10, 219-226
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