@article {178, title = {UNDERSTANDING SCHIZOPHRENIA, UNIFYING THE PHENOMENOLOGICAL AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES APPROACHES}, journal = {Problems of Psychology in the 21st Century}, volume = {14}, year = {2020}, month = {June/2020}, pages = {Continuous}, type = {Original article}, chapter = {64-74}, abstract = {Both philosophy and cognitive science have made valuable contributions towards accounting for the aetiology of Schizophrenia, an illness that possesses a disparate assortment of symptoms. However, there is no firm agreement on what causes such experiences to arise. A theory is proposed which simplifies the signs and symptoms of Schizophrenia and is something which does not appear to exist in the field to date. The model proposed is a hybrid theory, combining the phenomenological approach of Sass and Parnas with elements from Frith and Hemsley{\textquoteright}s cognitive science perspective. An argument is that if a hybrid theory was used it would assist in the early intervention of Schizophrenia by providing a focus for treatment during developmental stages. }, keywords = {cognitive science, early intervention in Schizophrenia, prodromal symptoms in Schizophrenia, psychiatric practice, unification of symptom clusters in Schizophrenia}, issn = {2029-8587}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.33225/ppc/20.14.64}, url = {https://journals.indexcopernicus.com/search/article?articleId=2539643}, author = {Ahmed Saeed Yahya and Shakil Khawaja and Jude Chukwuma} }