Emotionally Dumb: An Overview of Alexithymia Thompson Jason
Emotionally Dumb: An Overview of Alexithymia Thompson Jason Alexithymia is an inability to identify and describe both one's own, and other people's emotions. Emotionally Dumb describes the nature of…
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Emotionally Dumb: An Overview of Alexithymia Thompson Jason
Alexithymia is an inability to identify and describe both one's own, and other people's emotions. Emotionally Dumb describes the nature of alexithymia and includes therapeutic and self-help suggestions for overcoming some of the difficulties that alexithymia presents. Although individuals with alexithymia display the typical physical responses associated with emotions - such as tears, butterflies in the stomach or an increased heart rate - they are unable to recognize these responses in terms of the emotions they might be signifying.
The book provides details of diagnostic tests available and includes an informal questionnaire, developed by the author, for people who believe they may have alexithymia. The author discusses the possible causes and associated conditions, including Asperger Syndrome and posttraumatic stress disorder. Written in accessible language, this book is ideal both