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Psychopathic traits, inhibition, and positive and negative emotion: Results from an emotional Go/No-Go task
Psychophysiology ( IF 3.7 ) Pub Date : 2021-03-25 , DOI: 10.1111/psyp.13815
Lauren F Fournier 1 , Julia B McDonald 1 , Peter E Clayson 1 , Edelyn Verona 1
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Difficulty stopping unwanted or inappropriate actions (i.e., inhibitory control) is implicated in antisocial behaviors, which are common in people high in psychopathic traits. Recent research indicates that, for those with antisocial personality, inhibitory control is impaired under negative emotional contexts; however, it is unclear whether this impairment extends to persons with psychopathic traits and to impairments under positive emotional contexts. Identifying some of these distinctions can point to therapeutics that target negative emotion specifically or emotion dysregulation broadly. We sought to identify unique relationships between distinct facets of psychopathy and inhibitory control in the context of positive, negative, and neutral stimuli. Using a community sample (N = 117), event-related potentials were recorded during an emotional-linguistic Go/No-Go task. Results indicated distinct cognition–emotion relationships for each psychopathy facet. Higher interpersonal facet scores related to reciprocal interference between cognition and emotion. Higher callous affect facet scores related to reduced inhibitory and emotional processing, except when stimuli were most engaging (emotional No-Go trials). Higher erratic lifestyle facet scores related to increased effort required to process both emotion and inhibition cues. Finally, higher antisocial facet scores related to poorer behavioral inhibition overall. This research challenges the theoretical accounts of psychopathy focused on specific deficits in negative emotion, such as fearlessness, while offering some support for theories related to attentional dysfunction. Results also highlight the importance of facet-level theorizing, as results varied by facet. This study may inform efforts to reduce disinhibited behaviors, particularly in emotional contexts, among those high in certain psychopathic traits.

中文翻译:

精神病态特征、抑制、积极和消极情绪:情绪化 Go/No-Go 任务的结果

难以停止不想要的或不适当的行为(即抑制性控制)与反社会行为有关,这种行为在精神变态特征高的人中很常见。最近的研究表明,对于那些具有反社会人格的人来说,在消极情绪环境下,抑制控制会受到损害;然而,尚不清楚这种损害是否延伸到具有精神病特征的人以及在积极情绪环境下的损害。确定其中一些区别可以指向专门针对负面情绪或广泛的情绪失调的治疗方法。我们试图在积极、消极和中性刺激的背景下确定精神病的不同方面与抑制控制之间的独特关系。使用社区样本 ( N = 117),在情绪语言的 Go/No-Go 任务期间记录事件相关电位。结果表明每个精神病方面都有不同的认知 - 情绪关系。与相互干扰相关的人际方面得分较高在认知和情感之间。较高的冷漠影响方面得分与抑制和情绪处理的减少有关,除非刺激最吸引人(情绪性的 No-Go 试验)。较高的不稳定生活方式方面得分与处理情绪和抑制线索所需的更多努力有关。最后,较高的反社会方面得分与整体较差的行为抑制有关。这项研究挑战了专注于消极情绪的特定缺陷(例如无所畏惧)的精神病的理论解释,同时为与注意力功能障碍相关的理论提供了一些支持。结果还强调了方面层次理论化的重要性,因为结果因方面而异。这项研究可能会为减少某些精神病特征高的人中的去抑制行为提供信息,特别是在情绪环境中。
更新日期:2021-06-01
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