Before revision: Cognitive behavioral models (i.e., the attention-appraisal model of alexithymia) define alexithymia as having three components: difficulty identifying feelings (DIF) difficulty describing feelings (DDF) externally oriented thinking (EOT), characterized by a tendency to not focus attention on emotions.
After revision: The cognitive behavioral model (i.e., the attention-appraisal model of alexithymia) defines alexithymia as having three components: difficulty identifying feelings (DIF) difficulty describing feelings (DDF) externally oriented thinking (EOT), characterized by a tendency to not focus attention on emotions.