AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Family members with high expressed emotion are hostile, very critical and not tolerant of the patient. They feel like they are helping by having this attitude. They not only criticize behaviors relating to the disorder but also other behaviors that are unique to the personality of the patient.

Detailed explanation-2: -’Expressed emotion’ is a term used in mental health to denote the intensity of expression of a range of emotions within the family context. Levels of expressed emotion may be high or low. This emotion may be considered ‘negative’ (for example hostility, anger) or ‘positive’ (for example caring concern).

Detailed explanation-3: -The expressed emotion (EE) is considered to be an adverse family environment, which includes the quality of interaction patterns and nature of family relationships among the family caregivers and patients of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders.

Detailed explanation-4: -The components of expressed emotion In his original interview, Brown described five components of expressed emotion (Reference Brown, Leff and VaughnBrown, 1985): emotional overinvolvement, critical comments, hostility, positive remarks and warmth.