Speechlessness : a Conceptual Framework

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The phenomenon of speechlessness has hardly been considered in the literature from a psychological point of view. Previous research on speechlessness is limited to the fields of neurology, medicine or psychopathology. The present review aims to consider speechlessness from a psychological perspective distinct from pathology, and to highlight its observability and possible connections to existing research in the context of emotional cognition and processing. Search terms were developed and a comprehensive, systematic literature search was conducted in various databases based on previous scientific work on the understanding of non-speech, silence and speechlessness. Only results that examined the phenomenon of speechlessness from a non-pathological or non-neurological perspective were included. A total of N = 7 publications matching the inclusion criteria were identified. The results were used to develop a procedual model for the phenomenological definition of speechlessness. The developed model differentiates the observable phenomenon of speechlessness into a non-intentional, unconscious form and a intentional, conscious form. The present work suggests that meaningful emotions and their perception and processing is a core element in the emergence of speechlessness and provides a first, psychological, non-pathological explanation of speechlessness.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:58

Enthalten in:

Integrative psychological & behavioral science - 58(2024), 2 vom: 02. Mai, Seite 531-562

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dietz, Thilo [VerfasserIn]
Schiewer, Vera [VerfasserIn]
Karbach, Ute [VerfasserIn]
Kusch, Michael [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Emotions
Humans
Journal Article
Literature review
Non-pathological
Process model
Review
Silence

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Date Completed 26.04.2024

Date Revised 02.05.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s12124-023-09789-6

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM359019021