Beck Cognitive Insight Scale, BCIS

Test scores

Composite Index
012][1327][-18
6
Self-reflectiveness
][919][27][0
13
Self-certainty
][310][18][0
7
lowaveragehigh level

norms by authors (n=150, patients)

The subscales, labeled self-reflectiveness and self-certainty, appear to measure separate components of cognitive insight: (a) the patients' capacity and willingness to observe their mental productions and to consider alternative explanations and (b) their overconfidence in the validity of their beliefs.

A composite index calculated reflecting self-reflectiveness adjusted for self-certainty (self-reflectiveness minus self-certainty).

References

psychopathology schizotypy metacognition insight