Telepathic Experiences Differential Interview – (TEDI)

The TEDI is a 16 item measure consisting of (9) questions to identify Schneider’s First Rank Symptoms of Schizophrenia (FRS) (e.g. thought insertion, though withdrawal, thought broadcasting, etc.), and (2) questions from the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory F Scale (MMPI). Both of these sets of questions are included because they can assist the clinician in identifying abnormal factors and these questions have been slightly altered in a manner that negates veridical telepathic phenomenology. In addition, the measure includes (5) questions that pertain to veridical telepathic phenomena that are labeled as signs of “Possible Telepathy” (PT). In private practice, the measure has yielded consistent results and validity. However, further testing of this measure’s reliability and validity are required.

Telepathic Experiences Differential Interview – (TEDI)

Do you ever feel that strangers are inserting thoughts into your mind that you know are not your own? (FRS:TI)
Do you ever feel that someone is forcing you do things by hypnotizing you? (MMPI)
Do you ever vividly hear your thoughts spoken aloud, almost as if someone nearby could hear them? (FRS: AH)
Do you ever feel your thoughts are being broadcasted or transmitted, so that even strangers know exactly what you are thinking? (FRS: TB)
Do you ever feel that your thoughts are somewhat influencing people you know to do or think what you need them to do or think? (PT:TI)
Do you ever feel that your thoughts or emotions are somewhat influencing people you know to think or feel like you? (PT:TS/ES)
Do you ever feel as if your thoughts were being stolen, so that your mind is a complete blank? (FRS: TW)
Are there people who are trying to steal your thoughts and ideas? (MMPI)
Do you ever feel that the thoughts or emotions of people you know are somewhat influencing you to think or feel like them? (PT:TS/ES)
Do you ever vividly hear someone talking to you in your own mind, as though they are standing right next to you, or are on the phone with you? (FRS: AH)
Do you ever seem to faintly hear the thoughts of people you know in your own mind? (PT: TC)
Do you ever vividly hear other people in your own mind that are talking to each other, as though they are standing right next to you, or are on the phone with you? (FRS: AH)
Do you ever vividly hear someone in your own mind that is continuously commenting negatively on everything that you do? (FRS: AH)
Does some external force make you do or say things that you do not intend, as though you were a robot without a will of your own? (FRS: MV)
Are some persons or group of people telepathically experimenting on you, or controlling your thoughts, feelings, impulses, or behavior without your permission? (FRS:MV/MF/MI)
Do you occasionally have dreams where you later find out someone you know well also had the same dream, at the same time? (PT:TS:D)

Special Note: Some of these items have been slightly altered to include inaccurate telepathic phenomenology and elaboration to assist in differentiation.

FRS: Schneider’s First Rank Symptoms of Schizophrenia (AH: Auditory Hallucinations), (TI: Thought Insertion), (TB: Thought Broadcasting), (TW: Thought Withdrawal), (MV: Made Volition), (MF: Made Feeling), (MI: Made Impulse).

MMPI: Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory F Scale Items.

PT: Possible Telepathy (TC: Telepathic Cognition, TI: Telepathic Interaction, TS: Telepathic Simulation [D: Telepathic Simulation Dream]).

Scoring and Interpretation

Each item on the measure is answered by a “yes” or a “no” and can include a 5-point scale (0 = none or not at all; 1 = slight or rare, less than a day or two; 2 = mild or several days; 3 = moderate or more than half the days; and 4 = severe or nearly every day). Any questions answered “yes” or that receives a rating of slight (i.e. 1) or greater from the FRS or MMPI serves as an indication of psychotic features or the presence of experience intensity exaggeration (i.e. vivid quality vs. faint or fragmented quality). Any PT questions answered “yes” should be viewed as a possible sign of veridical telepathic experiences and not as psychotic symptoms. However, any PT questions answered “yes” in conjunction with questions answered “yes” from the FRS or MMPI should be dismissed, at least until treatment has completely resolved psychotic symptoms, if applicable (i.e. acute psychosis).

Citation: Kelly, T.M. (2015). Additional Measures. In Clinical Parapsychology: Extrasensory Experiences & Phenomena (Textbook). University of Alternative Studies. PDF Copyright © 2015 Theresa M. Kelly. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

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Telepathic Experiences Differential Interview – (TEDI)

Telepathic Experiences Differential Interview – (TEDI)