Awareness of expressivity deficits in XXXX .

@entity1 @entity308 @entity191
A masked facial expression, one of the hallmark features of @entity191 ( @entity191 ), can form the basis for misattributions by others about a @entity1 's mood or interest levels. Reports of preserved intensity of internal emotional experience in @entity191 @entity1 raise the question of whether @entity1 are aware of their outward expressivity levels. The aim of the present study was to determine whether @entity191 @entity1 exhibit deficits in overall emotional expressivity, and if so, whether they are aware of these deficits. We evaluated 37 non-demented @entity191 @entity1 and 21 comparison @entity1 using the Berkeley Expressivity Questionnaire (BEQ). To examine awareness of emotional expressivity, we compared @entity1 self-ratings of their own expressivity to ratings made by family members or close friends. @entity1 also completed questionnaires regarding @entity308 and apathy and underwent motor examination and cognitive screening. @entity191 @entity1 ' self-ratings of emotional expressivity were significantly lower than comparison @entity1 ' self-ratings. Even so, the @entity191 @entity1 viewed themselves as experiencing equivalent levels of emotional intensity to comparison @entity1 , based on analysis of the BEQ subscales. Informant and @entity191 @entity1 self-ratings did not differ, indicating that @entity191 @entity1 accurately appraise the extent of their reduced expressivity. These findings suggest that anosognosia for emotional expressivity is not a prominent feature of nondemented @entity191 . Importantly, @entity191 @entity1 are aware of their reduced expressivity and report experiencing emotions as intensely as comparison @entity1 . These findings highlight the view that diminished emotional expressivity in @entity191 should not be mistaken for decreased subjective emotional experience.
