Adaptation of the Hinting Task theory of the mind test to Spanish

Gil, David; Fernández-Modamio, Mar; Bengochea, Rosario; Arrieta, Marta

doi:10.1016/j.rpsmen.2011.11.002

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“…A North American version of The Hinting Task has been developed (276) and the task has been translated into many languages including Dutch (277), Brazilian Portuguese (278), Spanish (279), and Korean (280). An auditory version has been created containing trials with and without prosody (276), and multiple versions have been created to help overcome any risk of practice effect (281, 282), which has enabled utilization as an outcome measure in many clinical trials (197, 283–285).…”

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What Do You Have in Mind? Measures to Assess Mental State Reasoning in Neuropsychiatric Populations

Eddy

2019

Front. Psychiatry

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Social interaction is closely associated with both functional capacity and well-being. Previous research has not only revealed evidence of social dysfunction in individuals with a wide range of psychiatric and neurological disorders but also generated an abundance of potential measures for assessing social cognition. This review explores the most popular measures used within neuropsychiatric populations to investigate the ability to recognize or reason about the mental states of others. Measures are also critically analyzed in terms of strengths and limitations to aid task selection in future clinical studies. The most frequently applied assessment tools use verbal, visual or audiovisual forms of presentation and assess recognition of mental states from facial features, self-rated empathy, the understanding of other’s cognitive mental states such as beliefs and intentions, or the ability to combine knowledge of other’s thoughts and emotions in order to understand subtle communications or socially inappropriate behavior. Key weaknesses of previous research include limited investigation of relationships with clinical symptoms, and underutilization of measures of everyday social functioning that offer a useful counterpart to traditional “lab” tasks. Future studies should aim to carefully select measures not only based on the range of skills to be assessed but also taking into account potential difficulties with interpretation and the need to gain insight into the application of social cognitive skills as well as ability per se . Some of the best measures include those with well-matched control trials (e.g., Yoni Task) or those that restrict the influence of verbal deficits (e.g., intentions comic strip task), elicit spontaneous mentalizing (e.g., Animations Task), and possess greater ecological validity (e.g., Movie for the Assessment of Social Cognition). Social cognitive research within psychiatric populations will be further enhanced through the development of more closely matched control tasks, and the exploration of relationships between task performance, medication, strategy use, and broader emotional and motor functions.

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What Do You Have in Mind? Measures to Assess Mental State Reasoning in Neuropsychiatric Populations

Eddy

2019

Front. Psychiatry

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“…This test consists of 10 brief stories that describe interactions ending in a hint; the individual has to derive the content of said hint. [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] Clinical features included in the study were the following: number and type of episodes, duration of illness, previous psychotic symptoms, number of hospitalizations, and type of BD (I or II). The presence of depressive symptoms was assessed with the Spanish version of the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and manic symptoms with the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS).…”

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Deficits in recognition, identification, and discrimination of facial emotions in patients with bipolar disorder

Benito

Lahera

Herrera

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Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr.

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Objective: To analyze the recognition, identification, and discrimination of facial emotions in a sample of outpatients with bipolar disorder (BD). Methods: Forty-four outpatients with diagnosis of BD and 48 matched control subjects were selected. Both groups were assessed with tests for recognition (Emotion Recognition-40 --ER40), identification (Facial Emotion Identification Test --FEIT), and discrimination (Facial Emotion Discrimination Test --FEDT) of facial emotions, as well as a theory of mind (ToM) verbal test (Hinting Task). Differences between groups were analyzed, controlling the influence of mild depressive and manic symptoms. Results: Patients with BD scored significantly lower than controls on recognition (ER40), identification (FEIT), and discrimination (FEDT) of emotions. Regarding the verbal measure of ToM, a lower score was also observed in patients compared to controls. Patients with mild syndromal depressive symptoms obtained outcomes similar to patients in euthymia. A significant correlation between FEDT scores and global functioning (measured by the Functioning Assessment Short Test, FAST) was found. Conclusions: These results suggest that, even in euthymia, patients with BD experience deficits in recognition, identification, and discrimination of facial emotions, with potential functional implications.

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“…On the one hand, adolescents with adequate cognitive functioning improve their adaptation to the environment, increase the likelihood of success in numerous everyday tasks, and contribute to their future mental health (Lubans et al, 2016;Zmyj et al, 2017). Furthermore, cognitive functioning is related to social cognition, which is essential for effective social interactions (Gil et al, 2012). On the other hand, in adolescence identity is formed, interpersonal bonds are established, and psychosocial skills are developed (Viholainen et al, 2014;Wilson et al, 2014).…”

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Physical Exercise and Fitness Level Are Related to Cognitive and Psychosocial Functioning in Adolescents

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The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationships among physical exercise and fitness with selective attention, concentration, processing speed, general self-efficacy, self-rated health, and satisfaction with life. 208 adolescents between 14 and 16 years, from the city of Malaga (Spain), participated in the study. A comparative and predictive design was used to carry out this research. The instruments used for the evaluation were the Tanita R BC-601 Body Composition Monitor, the Eurofit Physical Condition Test Battery, the D2 Test of Attention, the WISC-IV Symbol Search and Coding tests, the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). Analysis of variance (ANOVA), Kruskal-Wallis test, correlation analysis and linear regression were used to contrast the research objectives. The results indicated that adolescents who practiced more hours of physical exercise per week and were in better physical fitness achieved higher scores in selective attention, concentration, processing speed, general self-efficacy, self-rated health, and satisfaction with life. In addition, cardiorespiratory fitness was the physical fitness variable most closely related to and predictive of cognitive and psychosocial functioning. Cardiorespiratory fitness was predictor of all the variables analyzed, except the factor anxiety and insomnia (self-rated health), and life satisfaction that were predicted by horizontal jump measurements and fat mass, respectively. Thus, the study findings indicate that adolescents who practiced more weekly physical exercise and had a higher level of physical fitness scored better on the cognitive functioning and psychosocial tests evaluated. The data suggest that engaging in physical exercise and fitness in adolescence may be appropriate to improve health and well-being, contributing to better development at this stage.

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Adaptation of the Hinting Task theory of the mind test to Spanish

Cited by 34 publications

References 31 publications

What Do You Have in Mind? Measures to Assess Mental State Reasoning in Neuropsychiatric Populations

What Do You Have in Mind? Measures to Assess Mental State Reasoning in Neuropsychiatric Populations

Deficits in recognition, identification, and discrimination of facial emotions in patients with bipolar disorder

Physical Exercise and Fitness Level Are Related to Cognitive and Psychosocial Functioning in Adolescents

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