Social Interactions in Autism​ Cognitive Empathy, Egocentricity and Social Pain /

• Main Author: Hartmann, Helena (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiesbaden : Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: BestMasters,
• Subjects: Clinical psychology.; Biological psychology.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Clinical Psychology.; Biological Psychology.; Personality and Social Psychology.

Helena Hartmann examines the crucial concepts of cognitive empathy, emotional egocentricity and social pain of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). She thereby provides valuable insights into the investigation of social cognition of both the neurotypical as well as autistic population. S...

Table of Contents:

• Self-Other-Distinction and Emotional Egocentricity
• Empathy for Physical and Social Pain
• Cyberostracism and Egocentricity in Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Limitations of Past Research
• Knowledge about the Neural Bases of Empathy and Egocentricity.