Randomized trial investigates emotion embodiment and alexithymia in general population with varying depersonalization levels, suggesting emotional experiences differ significantly.
Key Points
The study aims to explore the relationship between depersonalization experiences and emotional embodiment in the general population.
Participants with high (n=33) and low (n=66) levels of depersonalization participated.
A computerized topographical mapping task, the emBODY task, was utilized to assess emotional sensations.
Qualitative differences in bodily sensation maps for various emotions were analyzed.
Increased depersonalization correlated with higher levels of alexithymia.
Subjects with elevated depersonalization exhibited more diffused and less localized emotion maps for high arousal states.
Individuals showed nuanced attunement to certain high arousal emotions despite overall decreased emotionality.