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Recognition of Emotion from Facial Expression in Mental Handicap

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

J. M. Gray ,
W. L. Fraser  and
I. Leudar
J. M. Gray
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of St Andrews
W. L. Fraser
Affiliation:
Gogarburn and Royal Edinburgh Hospitals
I. Leudar
Affiliation:
University of St Andrews, Department of Psychology, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland KY16 9JU
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Summary

When mildly and severely mentally retarded people saw photographs showing expressions of basic emotions their overall performance was found to be correlated with intelligence. Certain specific patterns of confusion were determined, clinically the most significant being an inability to cope with high intensity emotions.

Type
Research Article
Information
The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 142 , Issue 6 , June 1983 , pp. 566 - 571
Copyright
Copyright © 1983 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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