Reduced social responsiveness Alexithymia 2017-09-16T12:21:45Z Unaware of others' emotions Whereas implicit (e.g., physiological arousal) and explicit (e.g., self-reported emotion intensity) indicators of emotional reactivity tend to be highly associated in healthy volunteers, in alexithymia there is a decoupling of implicit and explicit emotional responses Alexithymia may manifest as a limited ability to respond to facial cues or other signs of emotions in others, often accompanied by detached connections to others. HP:5200122 Alexithymia is characterized by an impaired ability to be aware of, explicitly identify, and describe one's feelings.