Does Talking To Yourself Mean You're Crazy?
Summary
TLDRThe video script from DNews addresses the common misconception that talking to oneself is a sign of mental illness, specifically schizophrenia. It clarifies that schizophrenia involves hallucinations, not multiple personalities. The script highlights that self-talk can be beneficial, aiding in organizing thoughts and setting goals, as supported by studies on children and adults. A 2001 study showed that adults talking to themselves while solving problems improved their performance. While talking aloud may not significantly speed up finding lost items, it's generally harmless and can be a normal part of cognitive processing.
Takeaways
- 🗣️ Talking to yourself is often mistakenly associated with schizophrenia, but they are not the same.
- 🤔 Schizophrenia involves hallucinations, whereas talking to oneself is a normal behavior not necessarily linked to mental illness.
- 👩⚕️ Dr. Linda Sapadin suggests that positive self-talk can be beneficial for mental health.
- 💪 Speaking out loud can help organize thoughts, motivate, and set goals, according to Sapadin.
- 🧠 Studies on children show that talking to oneself while performing tasks can improve performance.
- 🧒 A study on preschoolers found that those who used self-talk during tasks performed better.
- 🧠 Adult studies also indicate that talking to oneself can aid in learning and remembering complex tasks.
- 🔍 A 2012 study found that speaking out loud while searching for items had a minimal impact on search speed.
- 🔑 Talking to oneself may not speed up the process of finding lost items significantly.
- 💊 Schizophrenia is treatable, and advancements in treatment methods are being explored.
Q & A
What is the common misconception about talking to oneself?
-The common misconception is that talking to oneself is a sign of schizophrenia or mental illness.
How is schizophrenia different from multiple personality disorder?
-Schizophrenia involves hallucinations of voices or visions, while multiple personality disorder is characterized by having multiple distinct personalities.
What does Dr. Linda Sapadin believe about the benefits of talking to oneself?
-Dr. Linda Sapadin thinks that talking to oneself can be beneficial, especially if it's positive, as it can help with self-motivation, complimenting oneself, organizing thoughts, and setting goals.
How does talking to oneself affect children's performance on tasks?
-Studies show that children who talk to themselves while performing a task, especially if it's challenging, tend to perform better.
What was the result of the study where preschoolers were asked to perform a task with and without private speech?
-The study found that children performed better when they used private speech while performing the task.
How does internalizing thoughts change as people age?
-As people age, they tend to internalize their thoughts more, but they can still benefit from talking to themselves.
What did the 2001 study involving adults and tasks reveal about talking to oneself?
-The study showed that adults talked to themselves more frequently when attempting a difficult task for the first time, and the frequency decreased as they repeated the task, suggesting that talking to oneself aids in learning and memory.
What was the conclusion of the 2012 study on talking out loud while searching for items?
-The study concluded that talking out loud while searching for items in a supermarket provided no significant difference in the speed of finding something.
What does the script suggest about the relationship between talking to oneself and mental illness?
-The script suggests that talking to oneself is not necessarily a sign of mental illness, and if someone is experiencing hallucinations, schizophrenia is treatable.
How can viewers submit questions to DNews for potential answers?
-Viewers can submit questions to DNews in the comments section or on their Facebook or Twitter pages.
Outlines
🗣️ Talking to Ourselves: A Sign of Sanity or Schizophrenia?
This paragraph discusses the common misconception that talking to oneself is a sign of mental illness, specifically schizophrenia. It clarifies that schizophrenia involves hallucinations and is distinct from multiple personality disorder. The script also introduces the idea that talking to oneself can be beneficial, as suggested by psychologist Dr. Linda Sapadin. She argues that positive self-talk can be motivational and help in organizing thoughts and setting goals. Studies on children support this view, showing that verbalizing thoughts during tasks can improve performance. The paragraph also mentions a 2001 study on adults that suggests talking to oneself can aid in learning and remembering complex tasks.
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Keywords
💡Talking to oneself
💡Schizophrenia
💡Multiple personality disorder
💡Private speech
💡Psychologist
💡Self-motivation
💡Thought organization
💡Preschoolers
💡Internalizing thoughts
💡Origami
💡Hallucinations
Highlights
Talking to oneself is often misunderstood as a sign of schizophrenia, but it's not entirely accurate.
Schizophrenia involves hallucinations, not multiple personalities.
Private speech, when positive, can be beneficial, according to psychologist Dr. Linda Sapadin.
Speaking out loud can help organize thoughts and set goals.
Children who talk to themselves while learning perform better on tasks.
A study found that preschoolers perform better when using private speech during tasks.
Adults also benefit from talking to themselves, especially when learning new tasks.
Talking to oneself while searching for items does not significantly affect the speed of finding them.
Schizophrenia is treatable, and treatment methods may become simpler in the future.
The association between talking to oneself and mental illness is a common misconception.
Dr. Linda Sapadin suggests that positive self-talk can be motivational and helpful.
Studies on children show that talking to oneself can aid in learning and problem-solving.
Adults tend to internalize their thoughts but can still benefit from external speech.
A 2001 study indicates that adults talk to themselves more when facing difficult tasks.
Talking to oneself may help with learning and remembering complex tasks.
A 2012 study found that speaking out loud while searching has a minimal impact on search speed.
The DNews segment encourages viewers to submit questions for future episodes.
Transcripts
People say that talking to yourself means you’re crazy.
But I’m the picture of sanity, right other Julian?
That’s right Julian.
Hello out there, It’s Julian for DNews.
Recently we got a question from Phyiogambit asking about people talking to themselves.
Why do we do it?
And is it a bad thing?
People often associate talking to oneself with schizophrenia, but that’s not totally
accurate.
Schizophrenia is different from multiple personality disorder; a schizophrenic hallucinates voices
or sometimes sees people or animals, instead of housing multiple distinct personalities
in their head and switching between them.
Sometimes schizophrenics try to communicate with these other voices or visions, and to
an outside observer it looks like they’re talking to themselves nonsensically.
But if it’s not caused by the symptoms of schizophrenia, private speech isn’t necessarily
a bad thing.
In fact it can be good for you.
One psychologist, Dr. Linda Sapadin, actually thinks it can be beneficial, so long as it
stays positive.
According to Sapadin, there’s nothing wrong with giving yourself a compliment after a
job well-done, or giving yourself some motivation to get your rear in gear.
She also says that speaking out loud can help you organize your thoughts, decide what you
want, and set goals.
Sapadin’s claims are supported by studies done on children.
Young boys and girls tend to talk to themselves as they go through a difficult task that they’re
learning.
Children who guide themselves through tests out loud tend to get higher scores.
A study of preschoolers asked them to do a task twice, once with private speech and once
without.
Again, the children performed better when they talked themselves through it.
When we get older we start internalizing our thoughts more, but that doesn’t mean we
still can’t benefit from it.
A 2001 study gave adults age 18-23 an easy computer problem, a difficult one, a repeat
of the difficult one, and making an origami shape 3 times.
All 53 participants talked to themselves at some point, but it was most frequent the first
time they did the difficult computer trial.
It also diminished every time they made the origami model, suggesting that talking to
themselves helped them learn and remember how to do a difficult task.
Aside from helping you learn, you might catch yourself muttering when you lose something.
A 2012 study published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology decided to see
if it actually had any benefit.
They had subjects repeat what they were looking for while scanning supermarket shelves.
When searching for a familiar item, they found it slightly faster.
When searching for an unfamiliar item, they were a little slower than if they weren’t
speaking out loud.
The difference?
Only about a hundred milliseconds either way.
They concluded speaking out loud provides no significant difference in the speed of
finding something.
So mutter away all you want, but it’s not going to make your keys materialize any faster.
Talking to yourself probably isn’t a sign of mental illness, but if you are having hallucinations,
schizophrenia is treatable.
Treatment may actually get simpler soon.
Anthony Carboni talks about the schizophrenia switch here.
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