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Affect recognition and self-esteem in schizophrenia.

D A Garfield1, M L Rogoff, S Steinberg

  • 1University of Health Sciences, Chicago Medical School, Ill.

Psychopathology
|January 1, 1987
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Schizophrenia patients show deficits in recognizing facial emotions and specific self-esteem domains. However, they exhibit higher defensive self-enhancement, correlating negatively with affect recognition.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychiatry
  • Neuroscience

Background:

  • Schizophrenia is a complex mental disorder affecting cognition and emotion.
  • Previous research indicates impaired facial affect recognition in schizophrenia.
  • Self-esteem deficits are often associated with schizophrenia, but specific domain effects require further investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare facial affect recognition and self-esteem profiles between male schizophrenic patients and healthy controls.
  • To explore the relationship between emotion recognition abilities and specific self-esteem dimensions in schizophrenia.

Main Methods:

  • A cohort of 15 male schizophrenic patients (ages 18-40) and 15 matched controls.
  • Assessment using the Facial Affect Recognition Task.

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  • Evaluation with the O'Brien-Epstein Sources of Self-Esteem Inventory.

    • Main Results:

    • Schizophrenic patients demonstrated significantly lower scores in recognizing negative emotions (anger, fear, disgust) compared to controls.
    • Patients scored lower on 'competence' and 'personal power' self-esteem domains.
    • Schizophrenic patients exhibited higher scores on 'defensive self-enhancement' compared to controls.
    • A significant negative correlation was observed between affect recognition and defensive self-enhancement.

    Conclusions:

    • Schizophrenic patients' self-esteem is not uniformly lower but affected in specific domains.
    • Impaired affect recognition in schizophrenia is linked to heightened defensive self-enhancement.
    • Findings suggest unique self-esteem regulation strategies in schizophrenia, impacting clinical approaches.