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other is the Go/no-go Association Task) are used to measure the structure of self-esteem in a
laboratory experiment involved 40 subjects. The results show: (1) the Implicit Association Test
and the Go/no-go Association Task are valid, sensitive to the implicit self-esteem. (2) self-esteem
is a model of dual components which involves an implicit component and an explicit component.
(3) self-esteem shows no significant gender difference in both implicit and explicit components.
5126.6 Reducing positive biases for the self, Sabine Pahl 1 , J Richard Eiser 2 , 1 University of
Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany, 2 University of Sheffield, UK
In studies conducted mostly in the Western hemisphere, "positive biases for the self" are
frequently found: People rate themselves more positively than others, e.g., "I'm more responsible
than others". However, these findings are based on comparisons of "self to others" rather than
"others to self" and the comparison target tends to be an aggregate such as "the average person".
The present experiment manipulated comparison direction and comparison target to test both their
joint effects and the generality of positive biases. Reversing the comparison direction and
comparing the self and an individual (such as "a friend") reduced positive biases.
5126.7 Biased estimates of others behavior, Lars Aberg, Dalarna University, Sweden
Road traffic and road user interaction provides an interesting area for studies of social behaviour.
In a number of studies drivers; estimates of others behavior have been investigated. Different
measurements including questionnaires, road-side interviews, observed speed - point speed
measurements as well as long time speed measurements of the drivers interviewed - have been
performed. A general result is that drivers strongly overestimated other drivers, violations. In the
present paper results from different analyses of data from the different investigations are
summarized. Biased estimates are discussed with respect to false consensus and other possible
explanations.
5127 ORAL
Clinical/counseling psychology
Chair: Temuri Iosebadze, Georgia
5127.1 A complementary model of group psychotherapy for schizophrenic patients, Temuri
Iosebadze, Association of Psychotherapists and Clinical Psychologists of Georgia, Georgia
1.In my opinion existing approaches in treatment and rehabilitation patients with schizophrenia
have both merits and demerits. Therefore I have tried to overcome the one-sidednes, limitations of
separate approaches by creating a partly structured complementary model of group psychotherapy.
2.The complementary group psychotherapy model for schizophrenic patients has been elaborated
basically at the Day Center of Psycho-social Rehabilitation in Tbilisi,Georgia. It has already been
applied for about 3 years to 360 patients (215 men, 145 women) aged from 18 to 65, with
diagnosis of schizophrenia(220 out-patients, 140 in-patients).
5127.2 Comparative study of suicide potential among Pakistani and American psychiatric
patients, Yasmin Farooqi, University of the Punjab, Pakistan
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