RELATIONS OF INTRAPSYCHIC AND FAMILY STRU CTURES IN SCHIZOPHRENIC-PATIENTS

The authors present the results of a research project that points out the connections of the clinical signs of schizophrenia with the intrap sychic space referring to the repertory-grid test and with the circump lex model of family dimensions (Olson-Faces II). The acute psychotic e pisode was connected with characteristic arrangements of the represent ational elements in groups and with disintegration of the family rules system. Also the postpsychotic phase displayed a characteristic const ellation of the representational elements in the repertory-grid test. The results of the research projekt underline the important role of th e affects during both the acute and the postpsychotic phase of schizop hrenia as organizing and integrating factors of the affective-cognitiv e reference system described by Ciompi.