scholarly journals Emotion recognition deficits in eating disorders are explained by co-occurring alexithymia

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 140382 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Brewer ◽  
Richard Cook ◽  
Valentina Cardi ◽  
Janet Treasure ◽  
Geoffrey Bird
Keyword(s):  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Matched Control ◽  
Facial Emotion ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Facial Identity ◽  
Recognition Ability ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Emotion Recognition Ability

Previous research has yielded inconsistent findings regarding the ability of individuals with eating disorders (EDs) to recognize facial emotion, making the clinical features of this population hard to determine. This study tested the hypothesis that where observed, emotion recognition deficits exhibited by patients with EDs are due to alexithymia, a co-occurring condition also associated with emotion recognition difficulties. Ability to recognize facial emotion was investigated in a sample of individuals with EDs and varying degrees of co-occurring alexithymia, and an alexithymia-matched control group. Alexithymia, but not ED symptomology, was predictive of individuals' emotion recognition ability, inferred from tolerance to high-frequency visual noise. This relationship was specific to emotion recognition, as neither alexithymia nor ED symptomology was associated with ability to recognize facial identity. These findings suggest that emotion recognition difficulties exhibited by patients with ED are attributable to alexithymia, and may not be a feature of EDs per se .

scholarly journals Attachment Representation and Emotion Recognition Ability in Children with ADHD and Their Parents: A Study Protocol

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 2277
Author(s):  
Ruediger Kissgen ◽  
Sebastian Franke ◽  
Moritz Susewind ◽  
Maya Krischer
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Clinical Sample ◽  
Disorganized Attachment ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Children With Adhd ◽  
Adhd Diagnosis ◽  
Attachment Research ◽  
Recognition Ability ◽  
Emotion Recognition Ability

Background: Few studies in clinical attachment research to date have examined children with an attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) diagnosis. This is surprising for two reasons: first, there are a number of parallels between the behaviors of children with an insecure and disorganized attachment and the behaviors of children with an ADHD diagnosis. Second, secure attachment has a positive effect on the development of skills in areas in which children with ADHD demonstrate problems (e.g., attention span, impulse control). There are currently no findings on whether or not and how insecure and disorganized attachment and ADHD affect children’s emotion recognition ability. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study, part exploratory and part hypothesis-driven in the context of basic research. A clinical sample of 5- to 10-year-old children with an ADHD diagnosis and their parents is to be compared to a non-clinical unaffected control group. Over a period of 3 years, 80 subjects and their parents are to be recruited in each group for participation in the study. Discussion: This study is the first to examine links between attachment, emotion recognition ability, and ADHD. It is also the first to include not just children with ADHD but also their mothers and fathers in its design. The findings should help reduce the research gap and generate more knowledge for family interventions in the case of ADHD.

scholarly journals The Comparison of Facial Emotion Recognition Ability in Women with and without Premenstrual Syndrome

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gozde Gultekin ◽  
Cansu Uludag ◽  
Sevde Cetinkaya ◽  
Izzet Altun ◽  
Elif Ozan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Premenstrual Syndrome ◽  
Facial Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion ◽  
Recognition Ability ◽  
Emotion Recognition Ability
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