According to DSM-5 and ICD-10, borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) should not be classified properly as a disorder. However, BIF people may present relevant problems of adaptive functioning in several areas of daily activities, and they seemto be more vulnerable to mental diseases. Young adolescence may be considered a particular period for emotional information processing. The “own and others' emotions” awareness can play a crucial role in many daily life situations, such as decision making, interpersonal relationships, and decoding of facial expressions. On this background, a BIF young adolescents group underwent a neuropsychological assessment including emotional and cognitive domains, and was compared with a healthy young adolescents control group (HC). In the overall sample, a significant negative correlation between general intellectual abilities and emotional awareness was found. The BIF group showed a significantly greater level of alexithymia and a poorer performance in higher cognitive tasks than HC group. As hypothesized, a border cognitive functioning influences mentalization processes as ability to discriminate and monitor emotions, as well as higher domains of cognition.

Smirni Daniela, S.P. (2019). Emotional awareness and cognitive performance in borderline intellectual functioning young adolescents. THE JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE, 207(5), 365-370 [10.1097/NMD.0000000000000972].

Emotional awareness and cognitive performance in borderline intellectual functioning young adolescents

Smirni Daniela
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2019-01-01

Abstract

According to DSM-5 and ICD-10, borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) should not be classified properly as a disorder. However, BIF people may present relevant problems of adaptive functioning in several areas of daily activities, and they seemto be more vulnerable to mental diseases. Young adolescence may be considered a particular period for emotional information processing. The “own and others' emotions” awareness can play a crucial role in many daily life situations, such as decision making, interpersonal relationships, and decoding of facial expressions. On this background, a BIF young adolescents group underwent a neuropsychological assessment including emotional and cognitive domains, and was compared with a healthy young adolescents control group (HC). In the overall sample, a significant negative correlation between general intellectual abilities and emotional awareness was found. The BIF group showed a significantly greater level of alexithymia and a poorer performance in higher cognitive tasks than HC group. As hypothesized, a border cognitive functioning influences mentalization processes as ability to discriminate and monitor emotions, as well as higher domains of cognition.
2019
Smirni Daniela, S.P. (2019). Emotional awareness and cognitive performance in borderline intellectual functioning young adolescents. THE JOURNAL OF NERVOUS AND MENTAL DISEASE, 207(5), 365-370 [10.1097/NMD.0000000000000972].
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