Darrow Sabrina M, Follette William C
University of Nevada, Reno, Department of Psychology/MS 298, University of Nevada, Reno, Reno, NV 89557, USA.
J Contextual Behav Sci. 2014 Apr;3(2):98-108. doi: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2014.03.002.
Alexithymia is a term used to describe individuals who seem unable to experience or at least describe emotions. This paper offers a theoretical interpretation of alexithymia from a radical behaviorist perspective. While there have been attempts to explain the etiology of alexithymia, the current analysis is unique in that it provides direct treatment implications. The pragmatic analysis described focuses on the verbal behavior of individuals rather than looking "inside" for explanations. This is supported by a review of experimental research that has failed to find consistencies among alexithymic individuals' physiological responding. Descriptions of the various discriminative and consequential stimulus conditions involved in the complex learning histories of individuals that could result in an alexithymic presentation are provided. This analysis helps situate the alexithymia construct in a broader behavior analytic understanding of emotions. Finally this paper outlines implications for assessment and treatment, which involve influencing discriminative and consequential interpersonal stimulus conditions to shape verbal behavior about emotions.
述情障碍是一个用来描述那些似乎无法体验或至少无法描述情感的个体的术语。本文从激进行为主义的视角对述情障碍进行了理论阐释。虽然已有对述情障碍病因的解释尝试，但当前的分析具有独特之处，即它给出了直接的治疗启示。所描述的实用分析聚焦于个体的言语行为，而非从“内部”寻找解释。这一观点得到了对实验研究的综述的支持，该综述未能在述情障碍个体的生理反应中找到一致性。文中提供了对个体复杂学习经历中涉及的各种辨别性和结果性刺激条件的描述，这些条件可能导致述情障碍的表现。这一分析有助于将述情障碍这一概念置于对情感的更广泛行为分析理解之中。最后，本文概述了评估和治疗的启示，其中包括影响辨别性和结果性人际刺激条件，以塑造关于情感的言语行为。
