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Концептуализация и методи за изследване на алекситимия
Conceptualization and methods for investigation of alexitimia

Author(s): Lyubomira Tsvetkova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Psychology, Individual Psychology, Clinical psychology
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: alexithymia; psychosomatic disease; TAS-20; BVAQ

Summary/Abstract: The study examines the etiology and development of the alexithymia construct. An overview of the development of ideas of alexithymia is presented and its conceptual framework is proposed. The study outlines the historical development of alexithymia as a psychological construct, including its effects on cognitive abilities, its relationship to psychopathology and psychosomatics. The different types of alexithymia are considered, as well as data on the neuropsychological features associated with this psychological construct. The most popular instruments for measuring alexithymia are presented and discussed.