System and method for computerized psychological content analysis of computer and media generated communications to produce communications management support, indications and warnings of dangerous behavior, assessment of media images, and personnel selection support
At least one computer-mediated communication produced by or received by an author is collected and parsed to identify categories of information within it. The categories of information are processed with at least one analysis to quantify at least one type of information in each category. A first output communication is generated regarding the at least one computer-mediated communication, describing the psychological state, attitudes or characteristics of the author of the communication. A second output communication is generated when a difference between the quantification of at least one type of information for at least one category and a reference for the at least one category is detected involving a psychological state, attitude or characteristic of the author to which a responsive action should be taken.
1. A method of computer analysis of at least one communication originated from a person, comprising:
receiving with a computer the at least one communication with each communication being comprised of a group of words originated by the person;
processing, with the computer, a text of the received group of words in each of the received at least one communication with a computer to determine risk posed by the person represented in the text of the at least one communication; and
in response to the determined risk posed by the person represented in the text of the at least one communication, generating with a computer an output communication pertaining to the risk posed by the person represented in the text obtained from the processing of the text of the received at least one communication.
2. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the output communication is a display of information pertaining to the risk posed by the person represented in the at least one communication.
3. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:
the display is in a graphic or tabular format.
4. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:
the output communication includes an action that should be taken in response to the determined risk to change the determined risk.
5. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:
the output communication includes information about the person originating the at least one communication.
6. A method in accordance with claim 5 wherein the output is intended to change negative content in the at least one communication.
7. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:
the output indicates at least one of positive, neutral or negative content contained in the at least one communication.
8. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:
the output communication indicates that an action should be taken.
9. A method in accordance with claim 8 wherein:
the action includes modification of the communication of the person.
10. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:
the at least one output communication is used to alter the at least one communication.
11. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:
the person uses the at least one output communication to alter the at least one communication.
12. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:
the output of the risk posed by the person represented in the at least one communication pertains to possible actions of the person toward another person or organization.
13. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:
the output pertaining to the risk represented by the person in the at least one communication indicates an effect of editing in the at least one communication.
14. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein:
the at least one communication is collected by an organization to which the person is affiliated; and
the at least one communication is present on a system of the organization and is directed to or from the organization.
15. A method in accordance with claim 14 wherein:
the output relates to a warning.
16. A method in accordance with claim 14 wherein:
the output communication includes scoring pertaining to the risk posed by the person represented in the text.
17. A method in accordance with claim 16 wherein:
the scoring is on a scale ranging from negative to neutral to positive.
18. A method in accordance with claim 17 wherein:
the scoring occurs over time.
19. A method in accordance with claim 17 wherein:
the scoring involves persons.
20. A method in accordance with claim 17 wherein:
the scoring involves an average of communications pertaining to the person.
21. A method in accordance with claim 17 wherein:
the scoring includes a comparison with scoring of at least one communication of at least one other person.
22. A method in accordance with claim 16 wherein:
the scoring occurs over time.
23. A method in accordance with claim 22 wherein:
the scoring includes a comparison with scoring of at least one communication of at least one other person.
24. A method in accordance with claim 16 wherein:
the scoring involves persons.
25. A method in accordance with claim 24 wherein:
the scoring includes a comparison with scoring of at least one communication of at least one other person.
26. A method in accordance with claim 16 wherein:
the scoring involves an average pertaining to communications of the person.
27. A method in accordance with claim 26 wherein:
the scoring includes a comparison with the scoring of at least one communication of at least one other person.
28. A method in accordance with claim 16 wherein:
the scoring includes a comparison with scoring of at least one communication of at least one other person.