Theory of Mind and Executive Functioning in Alcohol Dependence Syndrome

Masroor Jahan Masroor Jahan,Narendra Nath Samantaray Narendra Nath Samantaray,Preeti Singh Preeti Singh

doi:10.25215/0302.186

Masroor Jahan Masroor Jahan, Narendra Nath Samantaray Narendra Nath Samantaray + Show 1 more

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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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Title: Theory of mind and executive functioning in alcohol dependence syndrome
There are four major explanation of the Theory of Mind (TOM) by different theories: The first one is a Modular Theory of TOM claims that theory of mind exists as a distinct, cognitive ability that is functionally dissociable from other cognitive functions
The second one is a Simulation Theory of TOM proposed that theory of mind ability, or attributing mental states to others, can be most accurately conceived of as an act of role-taking (Langdon & Coltheart, 2001)

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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). Some theorists argue that a distinct theory of mind skill need not be invoked at all, but rather that mental state attribution can be completely and more parsimoniously accounted for by general cognitive mechanisms, such as executive functions These theories support different claims about the existence of specific neural structures that might sub serve theory of mind. Many modular theorists assert that the theory of mind module is innate, follows a pre-set developmental course, and matures relatively independently from other cognitive skills (BaronCohen, 1995; Leslie & Roth, 1993) This domain- specific cognitive module has emerged from the study of autism (Baron-Cohen, Leslie, & Frith, 1985; Leslie & Thaiss, 1992). Simulation theory does not require the meta-representational computations about reality that are imposed by some modular theorists (Leslie & Roth, 1993)

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