Social Interactions in Autism
Cognitive Empathy, Egocentricity and Social Pain
Published on 24. April 2018
XX, 100 pages
978-3-658-22013-6 (ISBN)
Description
Helena Hartmann examines the crucial concepts of cognitive empathy, emotional egocentricity and social pain of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). She thereby provides valuable insights into the investigation of social cognition of both the neurotypical as well as autistic population. Since past research has revealed that individuals with ASD often face problems regarding cognitive empathy, they might also exhibit more difficulties in correctly classifying and distinguishing feelings of themselves and other people. In order to verify this hypothesis, one group with and one without ASD underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging while playing Cyberball, a virtual ball-toss game known to create feelings of social inclusion or exclusion. These findings should not only expand former research but also contribute to a better understanding of the social and emotional impairments of this group.
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Series
Edition
1st ed. 2018
Language
English
Place of publication
Wiesbaden
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
XX, 100 p. 10 illus., 7 illus. in color.
File size
2,28 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-658-22013-6 (9783658220136)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-658-22013-6
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
05/2018
Springer
€69.54
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Person
Helena Hartmann is currently a PhD student at the Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Unit at the Faculty of Psychology of the University of Vienna.
Content
Self-Other-Distinction and Emotional Egocentricity.- Empathy for Physical and Social Pain.- Cyberostracism and Egocentricity in Autism Spectrum Disorder.- Limitations of Past Research.- Knowledge about the Neural Bases of Empathy and Egocentricity.
