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Abstract
Social cognition can be understood as “the mental operations underlying social interactions, which include the human ability to perceive the intentions and dispositions of others” (Brothers, 1990). Theory of mind, atributtional style, social perception are involved in social cognition.
It is wellknown that social cognition is impaired in individuals with schizophrenia. Recent investigations for social cognition in schizophrenia has showed that there is a relationship among social cognition, neurocognition and psychosocial functioning. The purpose of this article is to provide a review of social cognition in schizophrenia focusing on the deficit in Theory of mind described by Frith and recent neuroimaging studies. In fact neuroimaging research has demonstrated specific brain regions consistently engaged during theory of mind tasks.We also present some of the instruments avalaible to evaluate social cognition and to review and improve the main intervention programs.
Social cognition may be an important target for pharmacological and psychosocial treatments in the future.
Keywords:
Social cognition
Schizophrenia
Theory of mind
Resumen
La cognición social se refiere a los procesos que subyacen en las interacciones sociales, en las que se incluye la habilidad humana de percibir las intenciones y estados mentales de los otros (Brothers 2000). La cognición social incluye otras áreas como la Teoría de la mente, el procesamiento emocional, reconocimiento de caras, estilo atribucional y la percepción social. Es un hecho conocido que la cognición social está deteriorada en los individuos con esquizofrenia. Recientes investigaciones sobre cognición social en esquizofrenia han mostrado una relación entre la cognición social, la neurocognición y el funcionamiento psicosocial. El propósito de este estudio es ofrecer una revisión de la cognición social en la esquizofrenia, prestando mayor atención al déficit de la Teoría de la Mente propuesto por Frith así como en los recientes estudios de neuroimagen. De hecho investigaciones en neuroimagen han demostrado de forma consistente la relación entre regiones específicas cerebrales mientras se realizan tareas ToM. También presentamos algunos de los instrumentos válidos para evaluar la cognición social y revisar y mejorar los principales programas de intervención. La cognición social podría ser un importante objetivo en el tratamiento farmacológico y psicosocial en el futuro.
Palabras clave:
Cognición social
Esquizofrenia
Teoría de la mente
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