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Alexithymia and deficits in the cognitive processing and regulation of emotional states

O Luminet · Psychotherapie Psychosomatik Medizinische Psychologie · 2005 · Heft 02

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2005
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Zeitschrift
Psychotherapie Psychosomatik Medizinische Psychologie
Autor:innen
O Luminet
Ausgabe
Heft 02 / 2005
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Erschienen: 2005-02-09 00:00:00
ISSN
0937-2032
DOI
10.1055/s-2005-863398

Zusammenfassung

Alexithymia is a multidimensional personality construct encompassing three facets: difficulty identifying feelings, difficulty describing feelings, a reduced capacity to engage in fantasy and other imaginal activities and an externally-oriented cognitive style. In the present talk, I would like to present data supporting the view that the alexithymia facets reflect a deficit in the cognitive processing and regulation of emotional states. In one study, we explored the relations between alexithymia and emotional responding across different contexts: (1) initial exposure to an emotion-evoking movie, (2) second expo…

Schlagworte

alexithymia cognitive processing deficit Emotional Cognitive Facets Difficulty Present Exposure Processing Regulation States Construct Three Psychotherapie Psychosomatik Medizinische Psychologie