Psychophysiological assessment of expressed emotion in schizophrenia. A case example.
Previous research has demonstrated a different psychophysiological response of schizophrenic patients depending on whether their key relative was rated high or low on Expressed Emotion (EE). A case assessment is described in which a young man suffering from schizophrenia, who lived with both a high EE and a low EE parent, was tested psychophysiologically in their presence using an ABAC design. The patient demonstrated a significantly higher amount of spontaneous activity in skin conductance level when the high EE parent was present. The high EE parent also demonstrated a greater perceived inability to cope, and a higher level of personal distress.
D000328:Adult; D004644:Emotions; D005712:Galvanic Skin Response; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000503:physiopathology; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology