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Emotion recognition, emotional awareness and cognitive bias in individuals with bulimia nervosa
Heinz RüddelTanja LegenbauerSilja Vockssubject
AdultEmotion classificationEmotionsEmotional contagionDevelopmental psychologyPerceptual DisordersArts and Humanities (miscellaneous)Surveys and QuestionnairesTask Performance and AnalysismedicineHumansExpressed emotionEmotional expressionBulimia NervosaPsychiatric Status Rating ScalesBulimia nervosaRecognition PsychologyCognitionAwarenessmedicine.diseaseControl GroupsSelf ConceptCognitive biasFacial ExpressionClinical PsychologyEating disordersPattern Recognition VisualSocial PerceptionVisual PerceptionFemaleCognition DisordersPsychologydescription
Difficulties recognizing emotion have been reported for eating disordered individuals in relation to perception of emotions in others and emotional self-awareness. It remains unclear whether this is a perceptual or cognitive-affective problem. Clarification is sought and the question of a cognitive bias is addressed when interpreting facially expressed emotions. Twenty participants with bulimia nervosa (BN) and 20 normal controls (NC) were assessed for ability to recognize emotional and neutral expressions. Emotional self-awareness was also assessed. Significant differences were found for emotional self-awareness. For emotional faces, only a poorer recognition of the emotion, surprise, for BN was found. Problems with emotional self-awareness suggest a cognitive-affective disturbance in emotion recognition. Implications for therapy are discussed.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-05-14 | Journal of Clinical Psychology |