• 생물정신의학
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.211-218
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• 2008

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to compare the ability of facial affect perception among schizophrenia patients, their first degree relatives, and normal control subjects. Methods : Thirty five patients with schizophrenia, 22 first degree relatives, and 34 normal control subjects were recruited in this study. All three groups were matched for age and education levels. The facial affect identification test(FAIT), and neurocognitive test were applied. In the FAIT, the correct response rate, perceived intensity, and sensitivity for 6 kinds of affects were compared among three groups. Results : We found that correct response rate of sadness and anger were decreased in the schizophrenia patients compared with the normal control group. Also the schizophrenia patients showed reduced sensitivity for all six affects compared with the normal control group. The ability of facial affect perception in first degree relatives of schizophrenia patients was decreased but there were not any significant differences compared with normal control group. Conclusion : This study confirmed significantly reduced ability of facial affect perception in schizophrenia patients compared with normal control. Decreased ability of facial affect perception in first degree relatives suggests that affective sensitivity can be influenced by genetic predisposition.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.297-302
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• 2008

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to investigate whether the ability of facial affect perception is associated with schizotypal personality traits in healthy normal controls. Methods : 241 normal subjects were recruited in this study. The age range of all subjects was from 19 to 63 years. The schizotypal personality questionnaire(SPQ) and facial affect identification test(FAIT), which were developed and standardized in Korea, were applied. Subjects from high 1 standard deviation(H group, N=40) and low 1 standard deviation(L group, N=26) on SPQ score were compared. Results : We found that the H group showed significantly reduced ability on the correctness of sadness and neutral compared with the L group. But, no significant association between SPQ and intensity or reaction point was observed in all subjects. Conclusion : This study suggests the individuals with high schizotypal personality trait have impairments on the facial affect identification. Also, these findings may provide the reasonable explanation of social cognition deficit of schizotypal personality disorder.

• 한국심리학회지 : 문화 및 사회문제
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.347-364
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• 2014

본 연구는 얼굴자극의 검사단계 표정변화와 검사 지연시간, 그리고 배경변화가 얼굴재인에 미치는 효과를 검증하기 위해 수행되었다. 실험 1에서는 학습단계에서 부정 표정 얼굴을 학습하고 검사단계에서 동일한 얼굴의 부정 표정과 중성 표정얼굴에 대한 재인 검사가 실시되었다. 실험 2에서는 학습단계에서 부정 표정 얼굴을 학습하고 검사단계에서 부정 표정과 긍정 표정얼굴에 대한 재인 검사가 실시되었다. 실험 3에서는 학습단계에서 중성 표정 얼굴을 학습하고, 검사단계에서 부정 표정과 중성 표정 얼굴에 대한 재인 검사가 실시되었다. 세 실험 모두 참가자들은 즉시 검사와 지연 검사 조건에 할당되었고, 재인검사에서 목표 얼굴자극들은 배경이 일치 조건으로 또한 불일치 조건으로 제시되었다. 실험 1과 실험2 모두에서 부적 표정에 대한 재인율이 높았다. 실험 3에서 중성 표정에 대한 재인율이 높았다. 즉, 세 개실험 모두에서 표정 일치 효과가 나타났다. 학습단계에서 제시된 얼굴 표정의 정서와는 상관없이 검사단계에서 표정이 학습단계와 일치할 때 얼굴 재인율은 증가하였다. 또한 표정 변화에 따른 효과는 배경 변화에 따라 상이하게 나타났다. 본 연구 결과로 얼굴은 표정이 달라지면 기억하기 힘들며, 배경의 변화와 시간 지연에 따라 영향을 받는 다는 점을 확인하였다.