Unit:
Κατεύθυνση ΨυχιατροδικαστικήLibrary of the School of Health Sciences
Supervisors info:
Αθανάσιος Δουζένης, Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Ιωάννης Μιχόπουλος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Εμμανουήλ Ρίζος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Ιατρική Σχολή, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Ενσυναίσθηση και ικανότητα αναγνώρισης των συναισθηματικών εκφράσεων του προσώπου σε άτομα με ψυχική διαταραχή και επιθετική συμπεριφορά
Translated title:
Empathy and recognition of facial expressions in patients with mental illness and violent behavior
Summary:
The aim of the current study is to investigate the relationship among empathy, alexithymia and recognition of facial expressions in patients with mental illness and violent behavior. The research sample consists exclusively of males. Thirty-two patients with schizophrenia and recorded criminal history were chosen to participate in this study as well as thirty-two healthy men defined as control group. A multi-method approach was administered to evaluate these characteristics (Aggression Questionnaire, Pictures of facial affect, Toronto Alexithymia Scale, Empathy Quotient and empathic concern factor from Interpersonal Reactivity Scale). It was expected that patients with schizophrenia would have more aggression as well as more alexithymia, less empathy and greater difficulty to recognize facial emotion expressions compared to control group. Simultaneously, it was anticipated that these features combined in two would be in a dynamic relationship with each other. Furthermore, it was investigated whether patients could easily recognize positive emotions compared to negative ones. In conclusion, it appeared that the findings of the investigation provided full support to the first hypothesis, supporting partially the other two
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
Schizophrenia, Empathy, Alexithymia, Recognition of facial expressions, Aggression
Number of references:
124
