The study shows that watching or sharing others’ feelings about being discriminated against (not simply directly experiencing discrimination) increases one’s own physical pain experiences and evaluations.
Schizophrenia is a complex brain disorder characterized by severe social dysfunctions. Similar but attenuated format of social dysfunction has also been found in individuals with subclinical features such as social anhedonia.
Anhedonia is defined as the inability to experience positive emotional responses to positive stimuli, and is common in individuals exposed to traumatic events.
