How does mood affect non-verbal communication, the gazes, gestures and facialexpressions which accompany dialogue? This important monograph, based on a longitudinal study of five hundred interviews with depressed patients and normalsubjects, systematically examines the ways in which mental illness may affectnon-verbal interaction patterns. A number of specific patterns of non-verbal behaviour are identified which relate directly to psychological state and alsodepend on the interaction of the participants in a dialogue. Non-verbal Communication in Depression is not only rich in much-needed empirical data, but it also offers a fresh theoretical and methodological perspective on communicative behaviour in general. Most importantly, perhaps, it represents a real advance in our understanding of the functions of various non-verbal mechanisms and thus provides the clinical psychologist and psychiatrist with an important diagnostic tool. INDICE: List of figures; List of tables; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. Relating nonverbal behaviour to psychological disorders; 3. Social interaction andaffective state of depression; 4. Longitudinal study during the course of depression - methodological aspects; 5. Facial expression of mood and emotions; 6. Gaze and speech; 7. Gestures; 8. Exemplary single cases; 9. Nonverbal reaction patterns; 10. Nonverbal expression of mood - general discussion and conclusions; Appendixes; References; Index of authors; Subject index.
- ISBN: 978-0-521-04756-2
- Editorial: Cambridge University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 284
- Fecha Publicación: 03/01/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés