Abstract
This article discusses cognitive dysfunction as a response to stimulus overload. The interface of cognitive dysfunction with behavior is explored, and various cognitive dysfunctions are described. In the context of psychosomatic disease, it is posited that some cognitive responses can be located on continua, with either obsessive-compulsive disorder or absence epilepsy at the extreme end of the respective continua, thus viewing cognitive dysfunction in terms of quantitative rather than qualitative differences. Frequently the origins of cognitive dysfunction are found in an individual's script and are therefore accessible to treatment within the transactional analysis model.