[Activation level and the mechanism of emotional control in patients with paranoid schizophrenia].

The group of 60 paranoid schizophrenics and pair-matched group of 60 healthy controls were studied. The level of activation was measured by LPT technique by R. E. Thayer, and J. Brzezinski's Questionnaire for Emotional Control was used. The results indicate no differences between the level of activation among paranoid schizophrenics and controls. Patients, in comparison to healthy subjects, showed low level of emotional control, undeveloped control of emotional expression, impulsiveness, the high threshold of emotional arousal, the lack of resistance to emotions, and low level of control of behaviour in emotional states.