?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Precis+of+The+Rationality+of+Psychological+Disorders%3A+Psychobizarreness+Theory&rft.creator=Rofe%2C+Yacov&rft.subject=Clinical+Psychology&rft.description=%3Cp%3EAbstract+(long)%0A%0A%3Cp%3EIn+his+book%2C+The+Rationality+of+Psychological+Disorders%2C+Rof%C3%A9+(2000)+reviews+the+three+major+schools+of+psychopathology+and+finds+that+they+lack+empirical+validation+and+are+unable+to+account+for+fundamental+theoretical+issues.+Therefore%2C+an+integrative+theory+of+psychopathology%2C+termed+Psychobizarreness+Theory+(PBT)%2C+was+proposed.+PBT+defines+neurotic+disorders+as+bizarre+behaviors%2C+using+five+operational+diagnostic+criteria%2C+and+claims+that+these+symptoms+are+coping+mechanisms%2C+which+patients+consciously+and+rationally+select+when+confronted+with+unbearable+levels+of+stress.+Like+psychoanalysis%2C+PBT+views+repression+as+the+key+to+understanding+neuroses.+However%2C+in+PBT+repression+is+defined+in+conscious+terms%2C+in+accordance+with+experimental+and+research+data%2C+and+thus%2C+the+symptom+constitutes+a+distractive+maneuver+employed+to+eliminate+stress-related+thoughts+from+attention.+Hence%2C+repression+is+the+consequence+rather+than+the+cause+of+neurotic+symptoms.+Nevertheless%2C+patients+are+unaware+of+their+repressive+endeavors+due+to+sophisticated+self-deceptive+processes.+Furthermore%2C+PBT+equates+the+process+of+symptom+selection+with+economic+decisions%2C+whereby+a+certain+%C2%91product%C2%92+is+chosen+according+to+the+individual%C2%92s+needs%2C+available+%C2%91merchandise%C2%92+and+cost-benefit+analysis.+The+theory+also+integrates+the+various+forms+of+therapy+into+one+theoretical+model%2C+accounting+for+their+efficacy+in+conscious%2C+rational+terms.+Overall%2C+PBT+synthesizes+a+large+amount+of+research+and+clinical+data+and+may+settle+the+long+and+bitter+dispute+in+the+field+of+psychopathology.%0A%0A%3Cp%3EAbstract+(short)%0A%3Cp%3E%0A%3Cp%3EThis+article+presents+a+concise+formulation+of+Psychobizarreness+Theory+(PBT)+of+neuroses%2C+published+by+Rof%C3%A9+(2000)+in+his+book+The+Rationality+of+Psychological+Disorders.+PBT+distinguishes+between+bizarre+behaviors%2C+consisting+of+neuroses+and+psychoses%2C+and+non-bizarre+behavioral+deviations%2C+such+as+simple+phobia.+Patients+consciously+and+rationally+select+neurotic+symptoms+when+confronted+with+unbearable+levels+of+stress.+The+symptoms+enable+patients+to+block%2Frepress+stress-related+thoughts+from+attention+and+enhance+their+control+over+their+social+environment.+Patients+become+unaware+of+their+deliberate+involvement+due+to+sophisticated+self-deceptive+mechanisms.+This+theory+also+integrates+the+various+forms+of+therapy+into+one+theoretical+framework.%0A&rft.date=2002&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=text%2Fhtml&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2035%2F1%2Fbrain8.htm&rft.identifier=++Rofe%2C+Yacov++(2002)+Precis+of+The+Rationality+of+Psychological+Disorders%3A+Psychobizarreness+Theory.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D++++(Unpublished)++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F2035%2F