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Aspects of Intensity of Affective Constructs in Depressed Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Gerald Silverman
Gerald Silverman*
Affiliation:
St Bernard's Hospital, Uxbridge Road, Southall, Middlesex UB1 3EU
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Summary

Two groups, 10 subjects in each, one consisting of depressed patients and the others normal controls, ranked photographs of faces for two sets of six constructs. One set consisted of the critical constructs of the Bannister and Fransella grid test, while the other set of constructs were all related to affect. The depressed patients showed a higher intensity score for affective constructs than did the normal subjects. There was no difference for critical constructs. The affective intensity score decreased on two further retestings for the depressed group; for the normal group they remained reasonably constant. These results may shed light on the reorganization in construing aspects of affect which occurs with depression and its remission.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 130 , Issue 2 , February 1977 , pp. 174 - 176
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists 1977 

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