Ocena wzbudzenia emocjonalnego w schizofrenii

Krystyna Rymarczyk , Iwona Makowska , Agnieszka Pluta

Abstract

Introduction and aim: The dysfunction of emotional and social functioning is one of the core impairment in schizophrenia patients. The defi cits in this domain may be demonstrated by: inadequate evaluation of emotional events, problems with perception of emotional expressions, inadequate emotional reactions. Still, little is known about etiology and the exact course of these defi cits. The current study tested whether individuals with schizophrenia differ from healthy individuals in their emotional responses to stimuli across a wide range of valence and arousal. Method: 50 patients with schizophrenia and 27 healthy subjects from control group accomplished the task in which they evaluated the level of their emotional arousal elicited by photographs with positive, negative and neutral valance from International Affective Picture System (IAPS). The severity of clinical symptoms in patients with schizophrenia were examined with the use of the following scales: PANSS, NSA-16, Simpson’s Scale and Angus’s Scale. Results: The results of the study provided that schizophrenia patients and healthy individuals do not signifi cantly differ in their immediate response to emotional stimuli.