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Emotion Recognition (Ekman 60 Faces Test (RESULTS: BPD worse than control…
Emotion Recognition
Ekman 60 Faces Test
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RESULTS: BPD worse than control z=5.4, p<0.0001. BPD got 80.8% correct (SD=39.4%) compared to control 92.3% (SD=26.7%).
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BPD more often labeled surprise as fear compared with control who were more likely to labeled fear as surprise if incorrect
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BPD group (33) inpatients - mean age both groups 30, 3 & 2 men respectively.
Control group (32) controlled for factors such as education, socioeconomic status, age, other demographics
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Hypothesis 2: BPD patients would show error patterns in a facial emotion recognition task more commonly and more systematically than healthy comparison subjects.
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Ability to correctly recognize emotion in others is critical for social functioning. Incorrect interpretations damage social relationships.
As errors are made in emotion recognition, BPD often process the information in a biased manner (negative valence).
Interventions targeting differentiation and labeling of emotion (particularly negative emotions) could be beneficial component of therapy for BPD.