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Theory of Mind and Executive Functioning in Alcohol Dependence Syndrome
PhD Scholar, Department of Clinical Psychology, RINPAS, Ranchi, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Clinical Psychologist, Dept of Clinical Psychology, Mental Health Institute (COE), SCB Medical College & Hospital, Cuttack, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Additional Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, RINPAS, Ranchi, India Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.186/20160302
DOI: 10.25215/0302.186
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Title: Theory of mind and executive functioning in alcohol dependence syndrome. Objectives: The objective of study to examine the relationship of the Theory of Mind (TOM) deficit and Executive Functioning difficulties of the Alcohol Dependence Syndrome (ADS). Methods: Forty-five patients of ADS age range between 18 to 35 years participated in the study. All patients selected for study were inpatients of de-addiction ward of the Ranchi Institute of Neuropsychiatry and Allied Sciences (RINPAS), Ranchi. All participants were tested on measures of TOM tasks and Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST). Results: The result findings suggest that the First Order Deception Tasks (FODT) of TOM was significantly correlated with the WCST’s no. of error, percentage of error, non-perseverative error and First Order Deception Tasks (FODT) of Memory with all variables of WCST. Second Order Deception Tasks (FODT) of TOM was significantly correlated with the WCST’s percentage of error, non-perseverative error and conceptual level responses. Attribution of Intention Tasks (AIT) of TOM was significantly correlated with the all variables of the WCST. Conclusions: The ADS patients having difficulty in TOM tasks and this difficulty may be related to underlying deficit in executive functioning.
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© 2016 I P Singh, N Samantaray, M Jahan
Received: February 16, 2016; Revision Received: March 05, 2016; Accepted: March 25, 2016
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.186/20160302
10.25215/0302.186
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Published in Volume 03, Issue 2, January-March, 2016