Lexical Analysis of Social Speech: Examining Symptom and Skill Associations with Word Use in Psychosis

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Keyword: Psychopathology

Abstract: We looked to determine how negative symptoms of psychosis may manifest in the lexical features of social speech using a socially affiliative prompt. There were 113 participants. Results indicated negative symptoms manifest in language during an affiliative encounter with reductions in the use of positive emotion words.

• Kasey Schuchardt (Presenting Author)
• Hannah Weinstein (Author)
• Isabella Evans (Author)
• Imani Todd (Author)
• Brittany Davis (Author)
• Melanie Bennett (Author)
• Jack Blanchard (Author)