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Overview and Comparison Between Understandings
| Characteristics of Psychosis | Altered Cognitive Functioning | Internalized Stigma | Lost Roles and Relationships | Personal Growth | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity change is a loss | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Changes in identity can happen only after diagnosis | ✓ | ||||
| Primarily intrapersonal factors implicated in identity change | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Primarily interpersonal (social) factors implicated in identity change | ✓ | ✓ |
