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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Reading the Mind in the Eyes"”.
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Effect of Sleep Quality on Theory of Mind in Children with ADHD
The current study explored the relationship between sleep quality and Theory of Mind (ToM) in children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Children with ADHD often have reduced sleep quality and increased daytime sleepiness than their typically developing peers. ToM is a skill …
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Developing Emotional Security Among Children Who Have Been Adopted
<p>This study investigated the development of emotional security among 6-10 year old children who have been adopted by exposing them to an experimental condition during which they could engage with either a live dog or a robotic dog. The live dog was a certified therapy dog; the robotic dog was a …
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Comparing the Utility of Scoring Methods for the Hinting Task in a Heterogeneous Clinical Sample
The Hinting Task is a popular theory of mind measure that has been criticized due to poor psychometric properties. A revised set of scoring criteria has reduced ceilings effects and improved convergent validity of Hinting Task scores in individuals with psychotic-spectrum disorders and matched …
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THEORY OF MIND, EMPATHY, AND IDENTITY PROCESSING STYLE: EXAMINING INTERRELATIONSHIPS AND ADVANTAGES OF ACTING EXPERIENCE
Theory of Mind (ToM) is often defined as “the ability to reason about mental states, such as beliefs, desires, and intentions, and to understand how mental states feature in everyday explanations and predictions of people’s behavior” (Apperly, 2012, p. 825). Recent research has introduced questions …
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Applying Attachment Theory and the Wounded Healer Hypothesis to Clinical Psychology and Mental Health Counseling Graduate Students
The personal characteristics of the therapist are strongly associated with therapeutic alliance and treatment outcome. Since treatment techniques are often shown to be equally effective, differential outcomes may be attributed to the therapist's early experiences and personality features. The …
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The development of social and executive functions in late adolescence and early adulthood
… social cognition develop throughout childhood into adolescence and early adulthood (Blakemore & Choudhury, 2006). These functions are associated with frontal networks showing protracted maturation into early adulthood (Lebel, Walker, Leemans, Phillips & Beaulieu, 2008). Executive function and …
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The social and emotional functioning of adults with high functioning autism or asperger syndrome
Introduction. This research aimed to explore differences in social and emotional functioning between adults with High Functioning Autism (HFA) and adults with Asperger Syndrome (AS) through two studies. The first study aimed to explore the ability to interpret complex emotions and the perceived …
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Theory of Mind in Bipolar Disorder: A Pilot Descriptive Study
Objective: Primarily, to determine if affective Theory of Mind (ToM) decoding differs between patients with bipolar disorder who are experiencing mania, euthymia, or depression. Secondarily, to determine if a bias in ToM in patients experiencing different affective episodes is related to a …
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Theory of Mind in Multiple Sclerosis: Disease Subtype Differences and Association with Measures of Social Functioning
Theory of mind (ToM) allows a person to make inferences about the mental and emotional states of others. Generally, people with multiple sclerosis (MS) perform more poorly on ToM tests than neurologically intact controls. However, no study has compared ToM abilities between MS subtypes. The present …
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Social cognition in South African children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Research on the social-cognitive profile of individuals with prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) has confirmed poorer social skills in these children compared to healthy controls, independent of overall cognitive functioning. However, although children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are …