Impairments of facial emotion recognition and theory of mind in methamphetamine abusers

2011 ◽  
Vol 186 (1) ◽  
pp. 80-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang-Tae Kim ◽  
Do-Hoon Kwon ◽  
Yongmin Chang
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion

Usability of a psychotherapeutic interactive gaming tool used in facial emotion recognition for people with schizophrenia (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Tortadès ◽  
Roberto Gonzalez ◽  
Francesc Alpiste ◽  
Joaquín Fernandez ◽  
Jordi Torner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Attributional Style ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Error Rates ◽  
Facial Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion ◽  
Interactive Software ◽  
Emotional Recognition ◽  
Attribution Questionnaire

BACKGROUND Emotional Recognition (ER) is one of the areas most affected in people with schizophrenia. However, there are no software tools available for the assessment of ER. The interactive software program ‘Feeling Master’ (a cartoon facial recognition tool) was developed to investigate the deficit in facial emotion recognition (FER) with a sample of patients with schizophrenia in a pilot project framework. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to test the usability of ‘Feeling Master’ as a psychotherapeutic interactive gaming tool for the assessment of emotional recognition in people with schizophrenia compared with healthy people, and the relationship between FER, attributional style and theory of mind. METHODS Nineteen individuals with schizophrenia and 17 healthy control (HC) subjects completed the ‘Feeling Master’ including five emotions (happiness, sadness, anger, fear, and surprise). Regarding the group with schizophrenia they were evaluated with the Personal and Situational Attribution Questionnaire (IPSAQ) and the Hinting Task (Theory of Mind) to evaluate social cognition. RESULTS Patients with schizophrenia showed impairments in emotion recognition and they remained slower than the HC in the recognition of each emotion (P<.001). Regarding the impairment in the recognition of each emotion we only found a trend toward significance in error rates on fear discrimination (P=.07). And the correlations between correct response on the ‘Feeling Master’ and the hinting task showed significant values in the correlation of surprise and theory of mind (P=.046). CONCLUSIONS In conclusion, the study puts forward the usability of the ‘Feeling Master’ in FER for people with schizophrenia. These findings lend support to the notion that difficulties in emotion recognition are more prevalent in people with schizophrenia, and that these are associated with impairment in ToM, suggesting the potential utility of the FER in the rehabilitation of people with schizophrenia.

Theory of mind and facial emotion recognition in euthymic bipolar I and bipolar II disorders

2011 ◽  
Vol 189 (3) ◽  
pp. 379-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Diego Javier Martino ◽  
Sergio Adrián Strejilevich ◽  
Guillermo Fassi ◽  
Eliana Marengo ◽  
Ana Igoa
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion ◽  
Bipolar Ii

scholarly journals Usability of a psychotherapeutic interactive gaming tool used in Facial Emotion Recognition for people with Schizophrenia (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingrid Tortadès ◽  
Roberto Gonzalez ◽  
Francesc Alpiste ◽  
Joaquin Fernandez ◽  
Jordi Torner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Error Rates ◽  
Facial Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion ◽  
Interactive Software ◽  
Attribution Questionnaire ◽  
Healthy Control ◽  
Persons With Schizophrenia

UNSTRUCTURED The interactive software “Feeling Master” (a Cartoon Facial Recognition Tool) was developed to investigate the deficit in facial emotion recognition (FER) with a sample of patients with schizophrenia in a pilot project framework. 24 persons with schizophrenia and 17 healthy control (HC) subjects completed the “Feeling Master” including five emotions (happiness, sadness, anger, fear and surprise). Regarding the group with schizophrenia they were evaluated with the Personal and Situational Attribution Questionnaire (IPSAQ) and the Hinting Task (Theory of Mind) to evaluate social cognition. Descriptive data showed suitable usability, adaptability, effectiveness and efficiency of “feeling master”. Patients with schizophrenia showed impairments in emotion recognition. The individuals with schizophrenia remained slower than the HC in the recognition of each emotion. Regarding the impairment in the recognition of each emotion we only have found significant error rates on fear discrimination (P=.07). And the correlations between correct response on the “Feeling Master” and the Hinting Task showed significant values in the correlation of surprise and Theory of Mind (P=.46). In conclusion, the study puts forward the usability of the “feeling master” in FER for people with schizophrenia. These findings lend support to the notion that difficulties in emotion recognition are more prevalent in people with schizophrenia, and those are associated with an imparment in ToM, suggesting the potential utility of the FER in the rehabilitation of people with schizophrenia.

scholarly journals Theory of Mind as a Mediator of Reasoning and Facial Emotion Recognition: Findings from 200 Healthy People

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seul Bee Lee ◽  
Se Jun Koo ◽  
Yun Young Song ◽  
Mi Kyung Lee ◽  
Yu-Jin Jeong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Healthy People ◽  
Facial Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion

Corrigendum to “Theory of mind and facial emotion recognition in euthymic bipolar I and bipolar II disorders” [Psychiatry Research 189 (2011) 379–384]

2012 ◽  
Vol 199 (3) ◽  
pp. 228-229
Author(s):  
Diego Javier Martino ◽  
Sergio Adrián Strejilevich ◽  
Guillermo Fassi ◽  
Eliana Marengo ◽  
Ana Igoa
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion ◽  
Bipolar Ii

scholarly journals Reading the mind in cartoon eyes: Comparing human versus cartoon emotion recognition in those with high and low levels of autistic traits

2021 ◽  
pp. 003329412098813
Author(s):  
Gray Atherton ◽  
Liam Cross
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Perspective Taking ◽  
Autistic Traits ◽  
Facial Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
The Mind ◽  
High Degree

People who have a high degree of autistic traits often underperform on theory of mind tasks such as perspective-taking or facial emotion recognition compared to those with lower levels of autistic traits. However, some research suggests that this may not be the case if the agent they are evaluating is anthropomorphic (i.e. animal or cartoon) rather than typically human. The present studies examined the relation between facial emotion recognition and autistic trait profiles in over 750 adults using either a standard or cartoon version of the Reading the Mind in the Eyes (RME) test. Results showed that those scoring above the clinical cut off for autistic traits on the Autism Quotient performed significantly worse than those with the lowest levels of autistic traits on the standard RME, while scores across these groups did not differ substantially on the cartoon version of the task. These findings add further evidence that theory of mind ability such as facial emotion recognition is not at a global deficit in those with a high degree of autistic traits. Instead, differences in this ability may be specific to evaluating human agents.

Beeinträchtigtes Erkennen emotionaler Gesichtsausdrücke durch psychiatrische Patientinnen bei Alexithymie

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Dittrich ◽  
Gregor Domes ◽  
Susi Loebel ◽  
Christoph Berger ◽  
Carsten Spitzer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Emotional Expression ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Facial Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion ◽  
Check List ◽  
Psychosomatische Erkrankungen ◽  
Psychiatrische Patienten ◽  
Symptom Check List ◽  
Tas 20

Die vorliegende Studie untersucht die Hypothese eines mit Alexithymie assoziierten Defizits beim Erkennen emotionaler Gesichtsaudrücke an einer klinischen Population. Darüber hinaus werden Hypothesen zur Bedeutung spezifischer Emotionsqualitäten sowie zu Gender-Unterschieden getestet. 68 ambulante und stationäre psychiatrische Patienten (44 Frauen und 24 Männer) wurden mit der Toronto-Alexithymie-Skala (TAS-20), der Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Scale (MADRS), der Symptom-Check-List (SCL-90-R) und der Emotional Expression Multimorph Task (EEMT) untersucht. Als Stimuli des Gesichtererkennungsparadigmas dienten Gesichtsausdrücke von Basisemotionen nach Ekman und Friesen, die zu Sequenzen mit sich graduell steigernder Ausdrucksstärke angeordnet waren. Mittels multipler Regressionsanalyse untersuchten wir die Assoziation von TAS-20 Punktzahl und facial emotion recognition (FER). Während sich für die Gesamtstichprobe und den männlichen Stichprobenteil kein signifikanter Zusammenhang zwischen TAS-20-Punktzahl und FER zeigte, sahen wir im weiblichen Stichprobenteil durch die TAS-20 Punktzahl eine signifikante Prädiktion der Gesamtfehlerzahl (β = .38, t = 2.055, p < 0.05) und den Fehlern im Erkennen der Emotionen Wut und Ekel (Wut: β = .40, t = 2.240, p < 0.05, Ekel: β = .41, t = 2.214, p < 0.05). Für wütende Gesichter betrug die Varianzaufklärung durch die TAS-20-Punktzahl 13.3 %, für angeekelte Gesichter 19.7 %. Kein Zusammenhang bestand zwischen der Zeit, nach der die Probanden die emotionalen Sequenzen stoppten, um ihre Bewertung abzugeben (Antwortlatenz) und Alexithymie. Die Ergebnisse der Arbeit unterstützen das Vorliegen eines mit Alexithymie assoziierten Defizits im Erkennen emotionaler Gesichtsausdrücke bei weiblchen Probanden in einer heterogenen, klinischen Stichprobe. Dieses Defizit könnte die Schwierigkeiten Hochalexithymer im Bereich sozialer Interaktionen zumindest teilweise begründen und so eine Prädisposition für psychische sowie psychosomatische Erkrankungen erklären.

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