Ego defense mechanisms in COPD: impact on health-related quality of life and dyspnoea severity

Albuquerque, Saulo C.; Carvalho, Eduardo R.; Lopes, Rebeka S.; Marques, Higor S.; Macêdo, Danielle Silveira; Pereira, Eanes Delgado Barros; Hyphantis, Thomas; Carvalho, André F.

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“…Most previous research examining defense mechanisms and health is cross-sectional (see e.g., Albuquerque et al, 2011; Eriksen et al, 1997; Flannery & Perry, 1990; Olff, 1999; Olff et al, 1993). In addition, we used a multi-method approach including clinician-coded personality data, health outcomes assessed objectively through medical records, and social support ratings derived from multiple sources (e.g., narrative interviews, self-report).…”

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“…For example, Albuquerque et al (2011) found that patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder were more likely than healthy controls to have immature and neurotic defenses, and that immaturity of defenses related to lower health-related quality of life and greater perceived severity of symptoms. In a longitudinal study of midlife defenses and physical health in men from lower socioeconomic strata, Vaillant (2000) found that maturity of defenses in midlife (prior to age 47) predicted lower self-reported level of physical disability at age 65.…”

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Adaptive midlife defense mechanisms and late-life health

Malone

Cohen

Liu

et al. 2013

Personality and Individual Differences

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A growing body of research suggests that personality characteristics relate to physical health; however, this relation ship has primarily been tested in cross-sectional studies that have not followed the participants into old age. The present study utilizes data from a 70-year longitudinal study to prospectively examine the relationship between the adaptive defense mechanisms in midlife and objectively assessed physical health in late life. In addition to examining the direct effect, we test whether social support mediates this relation ship. The sample consisted of 90 men who were followed for over seven decades beginning in late adolescence. Health ratings from medical records were made at three time points (ages 70, 75, and 80). Defense mechanisms were coded from narratives by trained independent raters (Vaillant, Bond, & Vaillant, 1986). Independent raters assessed social supports between ages 50 and 70. More adaptive defenses in midlife were associated with better physical health at all three time points in late life. These relationships were partially mediated by social support. Findings are consistent with the theory that defense maturity is important for building social relationships, which in turn contribute to better late-life physical health. Psychological interventions aimed at improving these domains may be beneficial for physical health.

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Adaptive midlife defense mechanisms and late-life health

Malone

Cohen

Liu

et al. 2013

Personality and Individual Differences

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“…Hyphantis et al (28) reported lower repression scores and improvement in depressive symptoms predicted physical health-related quality of life (HRQoL) improvement. In a study on patients with chronic illness, the researchers concluded that patients showed an immature defense and neurological profile (25). Also, in sciatica patients, the findings showed that exponential action of defense-style and depression with pain related to QoL were correlated and in these patients immature and neurotic defensive profile was diagnosed from defense mechanisms (29).…”

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“…It is possible that these defenses have conformity aspect depending on the circumstances and may be socially acceptable. Neurotic defense includes control, displacement, analysis, externalization, inhibition, intellectualization, isolation, rationalization, reaction formation, repression, sexualization, altruism, anticipation, asceticism, humor, sublimation and suppression (25).…”

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Relationship Between Defense Mechanisms and the Quality of Life in Women With Breast Cancer

Talepasand

Mahfar

2018

Int J Cancer Manag

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Background: Patients with breast cancer often experience severe psychological distress after awareness of cancer and during the course of treatment, and have lower physical and psychological quality in their life. Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between defense mechanisms in cancer patients with various aspects of their quality of life. Methods:The present study is a correlational study. Participants were 96 women with breast cancer who were referred and hospitalized at Imam Khomeini hospital in Tehran in summer of 2015 and were selected by convenience sampling. They completed defense mechanisms and general quality of life questionnaires. Data were analyzed using canonical correlation model. Results: Two significant canonical functions were identified in data. First canonical function showed that too much use of displacement and regression defense mechanisms are accompanied with low level of quality of life in physical, cognitive and role aspects. Second canonical function showed that too much use of reaction formation and projection defense mechanisms are associated with lower levels of quality of life in cognitive and role aspects. Conclusions: Paying attention to psychological factors and defense mechanisms that are used by cancer patients could help clinical therapists to make very effective mental health interventions.

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“…Some researchers, such as Vaillant (8), have tried to assess the share of defense mechanisms in positive psychology and in healthy individuals; others like Cramer (9) have said of their use in modern psychology. Several studies have indicated a positive or negative role of these mechanisms in mental health (10)(11)(12)(13). Therapists may see that some of these adaptive mechanisms may somehow be related to finding meaning and perspective in life.…”

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Role of Spiritual Intelligence in Defensive Styles of Nursing Students

Sokhandani¹,

Nikoo²,

Mohammadalipoor³

et al. 2015

Interdiscip J Virtual Learn Med Sci

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Background: Nursing is a demanding and stressful profession and puts the health of nurses at risk. One concept that has always been associated with the word 'anxious' is called defensive style. Sigmund Freud used this term to indicate how people use mechanisms to protect themselves from psychological trauma. Objectives: This study investigated the role of spiritual intelligence in predicting the defensive style of nursing students. Methods: This descriptive-survey and correlation study included all nursing students at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences who were studying in the 2012 -2013 academic year. Of these, 310 were randomly selected by cluster sampling and responded to king spiritual intelligence and defense style questionnaire DSQ-40. The collected data was analyzed using Pearson correlation and simple linear regression. Results:The findings indicate that a positive and significant relationship exists between spiritual intelligence and its components [critical existential thinking, personal meaning production, transcendental awareness, and conscious state expansion] with defense styles (P < 0.001). Also, the relationship between spiritual intelligence and its components and neurotic and immature defense styles is negative and significant (P < 0.001). Results of the regression analysis showed that spiritual intelligence could positively and significantly predict mature defense styles and could negatively and significantly predict immature and neurotic defense styles. Conclusions: Based on the results, it can be concluded that students with a higher spiritual intelligence use less neurotic and immature defense styles and more mature defense styles.

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Ego defense mechanisms in COPD: impact on health-related quality of life and dyspnoea severity

Cited by 18 publications

References 53 publications

Adaptive midlife defense mechanisms and late-life health

Adaptive midlife defense mechanisms and late-life health

Relationship Between Defense Mechanisms and the Quality of Life in Women With Breast Cancer

Role of Spiritual Intelligence in Defensive Styles of Nursing Students

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