Dynamics of Emotional Expression in Autobiographic Speech of Patients with Anorexia Nervosa

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ID13655603
AuthorsKaryn Doba (0000-0003-0103-6817, Charles de Gaulle Université de Lille III, corresponding author), Laurent Pézard (Université de Provence Aix-Marseille I), Annick Lesne (0000-0002-6647-612X, Laboratoire de Physique Théorique des Liquides, Université Paris 6), Jean Vignau (Service d'addictologie, CHRU de Lille), Véronique Christophe (0000-0002-0000-0663, Sciences Cognitives et Sciences Affectives), Jean‐louis Nandrino (0000-0003-2339-9432, Université de Lille), Jean-Louis Nandrino (Charles de Gaulle Université de Lille III)
Year2007
Volume101
Issue1
Pages237-249
Publication date2007-08-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychological Reports (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2466/pr0.101.1.237-249
PMID17958131
OpenAlexW2098446560
LanguageEN
References cited48

Emotional disturbances in persons with anorexia nervosa have mainly been documented using static descriptions. This study presents the temporal organisation of emotional expression in autobiographical speech of anorexic patients and thereby provides a first attempt to quantify the dynamics of emotions in patients' speech. The temporal pattern of emotional expression for persons with anorexia nervosa was studied after transforming the autobiographical narratives of 14 patients and 13 matched controls into symbolic sequences of positive, negative, and neutral emotional expressions. These symbolic sequences of emotional states and silences were analyzed using static and dynamic indices. Static indices showed that patients with anorexia nervosa expressed more negative emotions and fewer neutral states than control participants. Dynamic indices showed in patients' speech a cycle of negative emotions and silence. These results showed specific dynamics of emotional expression in persons with anorexia nervosa characterised by the presence of negative emotional perseveration. The possible clinical implications of these findings are discussed

Anorexia · Anorexia nervosa · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Dynamics (music · Eating disorders · Emotional control · Emotional expression · Expressed emotion · Expression (computer science · Perseveration · Psychiatry · Silence · Clinical Psychology · Emotion and Mood Recognition · Humor Studies and Applications · Internal Medicine · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Medicine · Psychology

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