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.

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 Usability of a Psychotherapeutic Interactive Gaming Tool Used in Facial Emotion Recognition for People with Schizophrenia

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 214
Author(s):  
Roberto Pablo González ◽  
Ingrid Tortadès ◽  
Francesc Alpiste ◽  
Joaquín Fernandez ◽  
Jordi Torner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Attributional Style ◽  
Mental States ◽  
Error Rates ◽  
Basic Emotions ◽  
Attribution Questionnaire ◽  
Healthy Control ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Situational Attribution

The objective of the study was to test the usability of ‘Feeling Master’ as a psychotherapeutic interactive gaming tool with LEGO cartoon faces showing the five basic emotions, for the assessment of emotional recognition in people with schizophrenia in comparison with healthy controls, and the relationship between face affect recognition (FER), attributional style, and theory of mind (ToM), which is the ability to understand the potential mental states and intentions of others. Nineteen individuals with schizophrenia (SZ) and 17 healthy control (HC) subjects completed the ‘Feeling Master’ that includes five basic emotions. To assess social cognition, the group with schizophrenia was evaluated with the Personal and Situational Attribution Questionnaire (IPSAQ) for the assessment of attributional style and the Hinting Task (ToM). Patients with SZ showed significant impairments in emotion recognition and their response time appeared to be slower than the HC in the recognition of each emotion. Taking into account the impairment in the recognition of each emotion, we only found a trend toward significance in error rates on fear recognition. The correlations between correct response on the ‘Feeling Master’ and the hinting task appeared to be significant in the correlation of surprise and theory of mind. In conclusion, this study demonstrated that the ‘Feeling Master’ could be useful for the evaluation of FER in people with schizophrenia. These results sustain the notion that impairments in emotion recognition are more prevalent in people with schizophrenia and that these are related with impairment in ToM.

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 Related Influencing Factors of Deaf People’s Facial Emotion Recognition

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hemei Wang
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Social Adaptation ◽  
Facial Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion ◽  
Deaf People ◽  
Expression Recognition ◽  
Emotional Recognition ◽  
Recognition Ability

<p>Facial emotion recognition plays an important role in daily communication and plays a key role in social adaptation and personal development. Emotion recognition ability is an important component of non-verbal communication system, and it is also a necessary skill to successfully adapt to and deal with environmental problems. A large number of studies have examined the differences in facial expression recognition between deaf and hearing people. Research has proved that deaf people face emotion recognition has different degrees of difficulty, which is manifested in the deaf people's recognition emotion type accuracy rate and reaction time lower than that of healthy people. Deaf people face emotional recognition difficulties are affected by physiological and social environmental factors. Based on these physiological and environmental factors, helping the deaf improve their facial and emotional recognition ability can help improve their social adaptability.</p>

Facial Emotion Recognition: Virtual Reality Program for Facial Emotion Recognition—A Trial Program Targeted at Individuals With Schizophrenia

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-90
Author(s):  
Teresa Souto ◽  
Hugo Silva ◽  
Angela Leite ◽  
Alexandre Baptista ◽  
Cristina Queirós ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Interpersonal Relationships ◽  
Social Perception ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Ecological Validity ◽  
Facial Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion ◽  
Emotional Recognition ◽  
Two Samples

People with severe mental illness (SMI), schizophrenia in particular, show considerable functional impairment in emotional recognition and social perception, which negatively affects interpersonal relationships and social functioning. Owing to its ecological validity, virtual reality (VR) has been observed to improve both assessment and training of emotional recognition skills of people with SMI. This article includes two studies: (a) a descriptive study on the Virtual Reality program for Facial Emotion Recognition (VR-FER) and (b) an empirical study that presents the results of the application of the VR-FER’s first module. For the second study, data were collected using two samples: a group of 12 people with schizophrenia and a reference group of 12 people who were mentally healthy. Data analysis comprised descriptive (mean, standard deviation) and inferential statistics (Mann–Whitney U test). Results showed that the first group presented a lower number of correct answers and a higher number of incorrect answers compared with the second group regarding facial emotion recognition (FER), thereby confirming the need to develop strategies to improve emotional recognition and social perception in people with schizophrenia. VR-FER is regarded a strategic training program for FER, using latest technology and following rehabilitation guidelines for SMI.

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
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