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Low Expressed Emotion Low Expressed Emotion (LEE) is expression of warmth and positive remarks with the minimization or lack of critical remarks, hostility, and emotional over involvement. LEE is a hallmark of a healthy family or social group. Expressed emotion, a measure of reaction and attitudes toward others is predictive of outcomes, positive or negative, in families and communities. Think of it as an “emotional temperature.” 5 areas comprise Expressed Emotion, warmth and positive remarks, critical remarks, hostility, emotional over involvement Warmth: welcoming, including in conversation, seeking out, comforting Positive remarks: encouragement, complimenting any positive aspect (while trying not to focus on the negative), Critical remarks: statements of irritation, dislike or resentment, lack of respect for others opinions Hostility: statements of degradation, slander, name-calling, hostile statements wrapped in *smiles* or other covers. Emotional over involvement: becoming emotionally invested in the need to ‘fix’ the lives of others, impress your beliefs or opinions upon others, failing to back-off when it is clear your involvement is intrusive, offensive or unwanted, exaggerated emotional response, excessive self-sacrifice or devoted behavior, and marked over-protectiveness. Low Expressed Emotion and Maternal Warmth Perceived Support and Relapse in Bipolar Expressed Emotion Upon Diagnosis fMRI Exploring Expressed Emotion
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