Di Giuseppe Mariagrazia, Di Silvestre Annarita, Lo Sterzo Rosa, Hitchcott Paul, Gemignani Angelo, Conversano Ciro
Department of Surgical, Medical and Molecular Pathology and Critical Care Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Department of Clinical Oncology, Hospital Santo Spirito, Pescara, Italy.
Health Psychol Open. 2019 Jun 10;6(1):2055102919854667. doi: 10.1177/2055102919854667. eCollection 2019 Jan-Jun.
This study analyzed the defensive functioning and profile of nine breast cancer women and identifies the differences from other cancer patients (N0) in the way they deal with internal conflicts and stressful situations related to the illness. Patients were interviewed and evaluated using the Defense Mechanisms Rating Scale Q-sort. Mean differences analysis showed that breast cancer patients use more reaction formation, omnipotence, and rationalization and less idealization of others-image and autistic fantasy, compared with other-site cancer patients. From the qualitative analysis of the defensive profile, displacement and repression appeared among the most representative defense mechanisms of breast cancer patients.
本研究分析了9名乳腺癌女性的防御功能和特征,并确定了她们在处理与疾病相关的内心冲突和压力情境的方式上与其他癌症患者(N0)的差异。使用防御机制评定量表Q分类法对患者进行访谈和评估。均值差异分析表明,与其他部位癌症患者相比,乳腺癌患者更多地使用反向形成、全能感和合理化,而较少使用他人形象理想化和孤独症幻想。从防御特征的定性分析来看,转移和压抑是乳腺癌患者最具代表性的防御机制。