scholarly journals THEORY OF MIND - NOT EMOTION RECOGNITION - MEDIATES THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONING IN PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 292-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Hajduk ◽  
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Dana Krajcovicova ◽  
Miroslava Zimanyiova ◽  
Viera Korinkova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Executive Functions ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Social Functioning ◽  
The Relationship

The Mediating Effect of Language on the Development of Cognitive and Affective Theory of Mind

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felicity J Bigelow ◽  
Gillian M Clark ◽  
Jarrad Lum ◽  
Peter Gregory Enticott
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Social Functioning ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Cognitive Empathy ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Language Abilities ◽  
Language Assessments ◽  
Empathic Ability ◽  
The Relationship

Theory of mind (ToM) development is critical to effective social functioning and appears to depend on complementary language abilities. The current study explored the mediating influence of language on the development of cognitive and affective ToM. 151 children aged between 5-12 years completed ToM (cognitive and affective) and language assessments, and parents provided ratings of their child’s empathic ability. Results showed that language mediated the relationship between age and both cognitive and affective ToM, but not parent-reported cognitive empathy. Examination of younger and older subgroups revealed that language mediated cognitive and affective ToM differently across developmental periods. Findings highlight the dynamic role that language plays in the development of both cognitive and affective ToM throughout early and middle childhood.

Impaired Perception of Unintentional Transgression of Social Norms after Prefrontal Cortex Damage: Relationship to Decision Making, Emotion Recognition, and Executive Functions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Riadh Ouerchefani ◽  
Naoufel Ouerchefani ◽  
Mohamed Riadh Ben Rejeb ◽  
Didier Le Gall
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Prefrontal Cortex ◽  
Social Behavior ◽  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Executive Functions ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Iowa Gambling Task ◽  
Gambling Task ◽  
Basic Emotions

Abstract Objective Patients with prefrontal cortex damage often transgress social rules and show lower accuracy in identifying and explaining inappropriate social behavior. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between the ability to perceive other unintentional transgressions of social norms and both decision making and emotion recognition as these abilities are critical for appropriate social behavior. Method We examined a group of patients with focal prefrontal cortex damage (N = 28) and a group of matched control participants (N = 28) for their abilities to detect unintentional transgression of social norms using the “Faux-Pas” task of theory of mind, to make advantageous decisions on the Iowa gambling task, and to recognize basic emotions on the Ekman facial affect test. Results The group of patients with frontal lobe damage was impaired in all of these tasks compared with control participants. Moreover, all the “Faux-Pas”, Iowa gambling, and emotion recognition tasks were significantly associated and predicted by executive measures of inhibition, flexibility, or planning. However, only measures from the Iowa gambling task were associated and predicted performance on the “Faux-Pas” task. These tasks were not associated with performance in recognition of basic emotions. These findings suggest that theory of mind, executive functions, and decision-making abilities act in an interdependent way for appropriate social behavior. However, theory of mind and emotion recognition seem to have distinct but additive effects upon social behavior. Results from VLSM analysis also corroborate these data by showing a partially overlapped prefrontal circuitry underlying these cognitive domains.

Theory of mind and executive functions in normal human aging and Parkinson's disease

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 781-788 ◽  
Author(s):  
JENNIFER SALTZMAN ◽  
ESTHER STRAUSS ◽  
MICHAEL HUNTER ◽  
SARAH ARCHIBALD
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Executive Functions ◽  
Right Hemisphere ◽  
Human Aging ◽  
Brain Functions ◽  
Normal Human ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Although the majority of research in theory of mind (TOM) has focused on young children or individuals with autism, recent investigations have begun to look at TOM throughout the lifespan and in other neurological and psychiatric populations. Some have suggested that TOM may represent a dissociable, modular brain system that is related to, but separable, from other brain functions including executive functions (EF). Recently, studies have shown that TOM performance can be compromised following an acquired brain insult (e.g, damage to the right hemisphere). However, the relationship of such impaired TOM performance to other brain functions in these cases has not been explored. This study investigated the effects of both normal human aging and Parkinson's disease on TOM. The relationship of TOM performance and EF in these groups was also examined. The results suggested that although TOM performance appeared compromised in the group of individuals with Parkinson's disease, the elderly control participants were relatively unimpaired relative to younger individuals. Significant relationships between several measures of TOM and EF were also found. The implications of these findings, and also the finding that failure on one measure of TOM did not necessarily predict failure on all measures of TOM, are discussed. (JINS, 2000, 6, 781–788.)

Hypomimia May Influence the Facial Emotion Recognition Ability in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Yu-Han Chuang ◽  
Chun-Hsiang Tan ◽  
Hui-Chen Su ◽  
Chung-Yao Chien ◽  
Pi-Shan Sung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Social Functioning ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Social Function ◽  
Facial Emotion Recognition ◽  
Facial Emotion ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

Background: Hypomimia is a clinical feature of Parkinson’s disease (PD). Based on the embodied simulation theory, the impairment of facial mimicry may worsen facial emotion recognition; however, the empirical results are inconclusive. Objective: We aimed to explore the worsening of emotion recognition by hypomimia. We further explored the relationship between the hypomimia, emotion recognition, and social functioning. Methods: A total of 114 participants were recruited. The patients with PD and normal controls (NCs) were matched for demographic characteristics. All the participants completed the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Chinese Multi-modalities Emotion Recognition Test. In addition to the above tests, the patients were assessed with the Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale and Parkinson’s Disease Social Functioning Scale (PDSFS). Results: Patients with PD with hypomimia had worse recognition of disgust than NCs (p = 0.018). The severity of hypomimia was predictive of the recognition of disgust (β= –0.275, p = 0.028). Facial emotion recognition was predictive of the PDSFS score of PD patients (β= 0.433, p = 0.001). We also found that recognizing disgust could mediate the relationship between hypomimia and the PDSFS score (β= 0.264, p = 0.045). Conclusion: Patients with hypomimia had the worst disgust facial recognition. Hypomimia may affect the social function of PD patients, which is related to recognizing the expression of disgust. Emotion recognition training may improve the social function of patients with PD.

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 its relationship with executive functions and emotion recognition in borderline personality disorder

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Baez ◽  
Juan Marengo ◽  
Ana Perez ◽  
David Huepe ◽  
Fernanda Giralt Font ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Borderline Personality Disorder ◽  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Executive Functions ◽  
Emotion Recognition ◽  
Borderline Personality

Developmental Order Driving the Relationship between Executive Functions and Theory of Mind: A Case Study

2006 ◽  
Vol 98 (3) ◽  
pp. 662-670 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayumu Goukon ◽  
Toshihiko Kikuchi ◽  
Kazuhito Noguchi ◽  
Taeko Ohuchi ◽  
Mikio Hirano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Executive Functions ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between theory of mind and the executive functions: Evidence from patients with frontal lobe damage

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 342-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zai-Ting Yeh ◽  
Ming-Cheng Tsai ◽  
Ming-Dar Tsai ◽  
Chiao-Yu Lo ◽  
Kaw-Chen Wang
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Mind ◽  
Executive Functions ◽  
Frontal Lobe ◽  
Frontal Lobe Damage ◽  
The Relationship
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