Over the last 30 years, researchers have begun dedicating ever greater and systematic attention to investigating the processes that regulate emotions and to the clinical consequences of a deficit in this type of regulation. This new interest can therefore account for the growing theoretical and experimental focus on the concept of alexithymia. The concept became known towards the end of the 1970’s, with observational studies conducted by Nemiah and Sifneos (1970) on the affective and cognitive styles of patients suffering from classic psychosomatic illnesses. What emerged from these studies was a specific profile in which patients’ inability to identify and describe their own feelings was associated with a rather limited imaginative capacity.
Alexithymia: Role of the construct in clinical practise and research
ARDITO, Rita Debora Bianca
2005-01-01
Abstract
Over the last 30 years, researchers have begun dedicating ever greater and systematic attention to investigating the processes that regulate emotions and to the clinical consequences of a deficit in this type of regulation. This new interest can therefore account for the growing theoretical and experimental focus on the concept of alexithymia. The concept became known towards the end of the 1970’s, with observational studies conducted by Nemiah and Sifneos (1970) on the affective and cognitive styles of patients suffering from classic psychosomatic illnesses. What emerged from these studies was a specific profile in which patients’ inability to identify and describe their own feelings was associated with a rather limited imaginative capacity.
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