Profile in social networks can reveal mental disorders owner

Profile of a man in a social network can detect mental disorders that do not necessarily show up in a conversation with the therapist.

That is the conclusion reached by researchers from the University of Missouri. They asked 200 students to fill in questionnaires - to assess their level of extraversion, paranoia, of the social interaction and tolerance for people of other oddities.

In addition, the students also asked for to review their profiles on Facebook, but before it was given the opportunity to replace at everything on the page that students see fit.

The participants showed a high level of social anhedonia - a condition characterized by a lack of enjoyment of social interactions - as a rule, had fewer friends in the social network, laid fewer pictures and left fewer messages.

Those who hid most of their profile before you show it to the researchers, were more suggestible, showed signs of abnormalities and were often inconsistent in their feelings and decisions. They also showed a high level of paranoia.

However, it should be noted that members with high paranoia participants do not differ from the low-count information exchange network. This means that the Internet such people to share their thoughts more easily than in person.

via factroom.ru