Alexithymia, a deficit in emotional experience and processing, is often recognized as a predictive factor in the occurrence of mental and physical conditions of insanity, especially from observations in patients with psychosomatic disorders. The alexithymia construct is characterized by emotion-related dimensions (difficulty in recognizing and describing emotions, differentiating them from somatic sensations) and cognition- related dimensions (concrete, non-introspective thinking). From this conceptualization, the literature has investigated alexithymia related to other constructs such as: emotional inhibition, emotional intelligence, empathy, and interpersonal relationships. This opinion aims to analyze their nature and relationship with alexithymia components, emphasizing the features that make them similar but not overlapping.
Alexithymia and Emotional Constructs: Emotional Inhibition, Emotional Intelligence and Empathy
Adriana Leccese;Melania Rita Difino;Nadia Genzano;Pierpaolo Limone;Annamaria Petito
2023-01-01
Abstract
Alexithymia, a deficit in emotional experience and processing, is often recognized as a predictive factor in the occurrence of mental and physical conditions of insanity, especially from observations in patients with psychosomatic disorders. The alexithymia construct is characterized by emotion-related dimensions (difficulty in recognizing and describing emotions, differentiating them from somatic sensations) and cognition- related dimensions (concrete, non-introspective thinking). From this conceptualization, the literature has investigated alexithymia related to other constructs such as: emotional inhibition, emotional intelligence, empathy, and interpersonal relationships. This opinion aims to analyze their nature and relationship with alexithymia components, emphasizing the features that make them similar but not overlapping.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
