DEFENSE STYLE AND BEHAVIOR-THERAPY OUTCOME IN A SPECIFIC PHOBIA

Authors
MURIS P MERCKELBACH H
Citation
P. Muris et H. Merckelbach, DEFENSE STYLE AND BEHAVIOR-THERAPY OUTCOME IN A SPECIFIC PHOBIA, Psychological medicine, 26(3), 1996, pp. 635-639
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology, Clinical",Psychiatry,Psychology,Psychiatry
Journal title
Psychological medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00332917
Volume
26
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
635 - 639
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-2917(1996)26:3<635:DSABOI>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
The Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ) was administered to patients wit h a specific phobia (animal type; N = 54) and to control subjects (N = 29). Results indicated that specific phobia patients and non-phobic c ontrol subjects exhibit a similar pattern of defences. Also, the study investigated whether specific DSQ defence styles affect behaviour the rapy outcome. It was found that an immature defence style, and especia lly the defence mechanism projection, was related to less favourable t reatment results.