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The assessment of the state of consciousness of a schizophrenic patient at any given moment necessitates consideration of the following factors: 1. Presence or absence of dedifferentiation of sensation. 2. Capability of hypercathexis of thought. 3. Representational function. 4. Ability to isolate thought from the influence of other percepts—verbal, external, or bodily. 5. Awareness of bodily boundaries. 6. Nature of the contents of consciousness which are less associated with hypercathexis than with the pleasure principle.