Personality Factor and Defense Machanism in Social Phobia Patients.
- Author:
Si Hyung LEE
1
;
Sang Bin BAEK
;
Kyung Sun NOH
;
Kang Seob OH
;
Young Chul SHIN
Author Information
1. Department of Psychiatry, KangBuk Samsung Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Social phobia;
Personality factor;
Defense mechanism
- MeSH:
Defense Mechanisms;
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders;
Diagnostic Tests, Routine;
Humans;
Phobic Disorders*;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association
1999;38(6):1254-1261
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the characteristics of personality factor and defense mechanism and to compare the difference between non-offensive and offensive types of social phobia patients. METHODS: Study subjects consisted of 28 social phobia patients diagnosed with the criteria of DSM-IV. Data were collected through Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire and Ehwa Diagnostic Test of Defense Mechanism. We employed was the independent sample t-test for the analysis. RESULT: Among the personality factor, the shyness/boldness factor scored lower than normal in social phobia patients. Humor drfense scored lower than normal among defense mechanisms. There was no significant correlation between non-offensive and offensive types of social phobia in personality factors and defense mechanisms. CONCLUSIONS: Social phobia patients were shier and less frequently used humor defense than the ordinary people. There was no significant correlation between non-offensive and offensive types of social phobia patients in personality factors and defense mechanisms.
