Artificial Paranoia

Artificial Paranoia: A Computer Simulation of Paranoid Processes is a seven-chapter book that begins by explaining the concept, characteristics, and theories of paranoia. Subsequent chapters focus on the explanations, models, and symbol-processing theory of the paranoid mode. Another chapter explores language-recognition processes for understanding dialogues in teletyped psychiatric interviews. The last three chapters explore the central processes of the model, validation, and evaluation.

Preface Chapter 1 The Paranoid Mode The Concept of Paranoia Characteristics of Clinical Paranoia Theories of Paranoia Chapter 2 Explanations and Models The Nature of Explanation Symbolic Models The Nature of Algorithms Analogy Functional Equivalence Chapter 3 A Symbol-Processing Theory of the Paranoid Mode Hypotheses and Assumptions Initial Conditions Chapter 4 Language-Recognition Processes for Understanding Dialogues in Teletyped Psychiatric Interviews Chapter 5 The Central Processes of the Model Chapter 6 Validation Some Tests Method Patients Judges Chapter 7 Evaluation References Author Index Subject Index