The Man of a 1,000 Faces: on Ekman, deceit and other “tells”


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This article by Ramsland, Ph. D. is one of the better overall summaries of Ekman and colleagues five decades’ work on emotion, particularly — but not only — its facial expression. Ramsland also details how Ekman became interested in assessing deceit and how to train on this.

This work, like attachment research, has proceeded outside the realm of psychoanalysis. Yet, its findings are central to our daily work: accurately reading emotions: both our own and our patients.’
N Szajnberg, MD, Managing Editor