Alexithymia:: Difficulty of Expression or Absence of Feeling? A Theoretical Analysis

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Autor(a) principal: Freire, Luís
Data de Publicação: 2010
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Psicologia (Universidade de Brasília. Online)
Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/17455
Resumo: The aim of this essay is to present a conceptual basis to differentiate emotions from feelings, based on LeDoux and Damasio’s ideas, and to use this basis for an approach to Alexithymia’s concept and origins, a construct recently developed to explain the difficulty of expressing emotions and feelings. In this approach, it is questioned whether alexithymic individuals do not express or do not have feelings. The conclusion of this essay is that emotions occur normally in alexithymic individuals, but that feelings, which require additional brain circuits in relation to those driven by emotions, are not developed properly. Limitations of this work and suggestions for a research program are presented.  
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spelling Alexithymia:: Difficulty of Expression or Absence of Feeling? A Theoretical AnalysisAlexitimia:: Dificuldade de Expressão ou Ausência de Sentimento? Uma Análise TeóricaEmoçãoCogniçãoRegulação emocional LeDouxDamásioEmotionsCognitionEmotional regulationLeDouxDamasioThe aim of this essay is to present a conceptual basis to differentiate emotions from feelings, based on LeDoux and Damasio’s ideas, and to use this basis for an approach to Alexithymia’s concept and origins, a construct recently developed to explain the difficulty of expressing emotions and feelings. In this approach, it is questioned whether alexithymic individuals do not express or do not have feelings. The conclusion of this essay is that emotions occur normally in alexithymic individuals, but that feelings, which require additional brain circuits in relation to those driven by emotions, are not developed properly. Limitations of this work and suggestions for a research program are presented.  O objetivo deste ensaio é apresentar uma base conceitual para diferenciar emoções de sentimentos, a partir das ideias de LeDoux e Damásio, e usar essa base numa abordagem sobre o conceito e as origens da alexitimia, constructo recentemente desenvolvido para retratar a dificuldade de expressar emoções e sentimentos. Nessa abordagem, é questionado se o alexitímico não expressa ou não tem sentimentos. A conclusão deste ensaio é que no alexitímico as emoções ocorrem normalmente, mas os sentimentos, que requerem circuitos cerebrais adicionais em relação aos acionados pelas emoções, não são desenvolvidos de forma adequada. São apresentadas as limitações do trabalho e sugestões para um programa de pesquisa.  Instituto de Psicologia - Universidade de Brasília2010-05-11info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/17455Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa; Vol. 26 No. 1 (2010): Revista Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa; 15Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa; Vol. 26 Núm. 1 (2010): Revista Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa; 15Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa; Vol. 26 No. 1 (2010): Revista Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa; 15Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa; v. 26 n. 1 (2010): Revista Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa; 151806-34460102-3772reponame:Psicologia (Universidade de Brasília. Online)instname:Universidade de Brasília (UnB)instacron:UNBporhttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/17455/15967https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/17455/16287Freire, Luísinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess2018-10-22T20:11:42Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/17455Revistahttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/indexPUBhttps://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/oairevistaptp@gmail.com1806-34460102-3772opendoar:2018-10-22T20:11:42Psicologia (Universidade de Brasília. Online) - Universidade de Brasília (UnB)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Alexithymia:: Difficulty of Expression or Absence of Feeling? A Theoretical Analysis
Alexitimia:: Dificuldade de Expressão ou Ausência de Sentimento? Uma Análise Teórica
title Alexithymia:: Difficulty of Expression or Absence of Feeling? A Theoretical Analysis
spellingShingle Alexithymia:: Difficulty of Expression or Absence of Feeling? A Theoretical Analysis
Freire, Luís
Emoção
Cognição
Regulação emocional LeDoux
Damásio
Emotions
Cognition
Emotional regulation
LeDoux
Damasio
title_short Alexithymia:: Difficulty of Expression or Absence of Feeling? A Theoretical Analysis
title_full Alexithymia:: Difficulty of Expression or Absence of Feeling? A Theoretical Analysis
title_fullStr Alexithymia:: Difficulty of Expression or Absence of Feeling? A Theoretical Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Alexithymia:: Difficulty of Expression or Absence of Feeling? A Theoretical Analysis
title_sort Alexithymia:: Difficulty of Expression or Absence of Feeling? A Theoretical Analysis
author Freire, Luís
author_facet Freire, Luís
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Freire, Luís
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Emoção
Cognição
Regulação emocional LeDoux
Damásio
Emotions
Cognition
Emotional regulation
LeDoux
Damasio
topic Emoção
Cognição
Regulação emocional LeDoux
Damásio
Emotions
Cognition
Emotional regulation
LeDoux
Damasio
description The aim of this essay is to present a conceptual basis to differentiate emotions from feelings, based on LeDoux and Damasio’s ideas, and to use this basis for an approach to Alexithymia’s concept and origins, a construct recently developed to explain the difficulty of expressing emotions and feelings. In this approach, it is questioned whether alexithymic individuals do not express or do not have feelings. The conclusion of this essay is that emotions occur normally in alexithymic individuals, but that feelings, which require additional brain circuits in relation to those driven by emotions, are not developed properly. Limitations of this work and suggestions for a research program are presented.  
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