Identity and introject in dissociative disorders.

Abstract

The structural analysis of social behavior (SASB) shows promise for systematically examining identity issues in clinical populations. In this study, identity is assessed with the SASB in a sample of women with dissociative disorder (n = 25) and a nonpatient clinical contrast group (n = 25). The SASB Introject--a multivariate measure of identity--effectively differentiated the 2 samples. Despite greater self-directed hostility than the clinical contrast group, dissociative disorder patients showed lower levels of intrapsychic conflict. Implications for further research on identity and psychopathology are discussed.

Self-Directed Affiliation and Autonomy Across Acute and Continuation Phase Cognitive Therapy for Recurrent Depression

“…Of the 156 patients who consented to A-CT, 130 (83%) completed the 20-session protocol (2 became psychotic or homicidal and were withdrawn, and 24 dropped out), and 97 (62%) met criteria for treatment response (HRSD ≤ 9 and absence of DSM-IV major depressive disorder). 1 Experimental phase. The purpose of the experimental phase was to evaluate the efficacy of C-CT (Jarrett, 1989; Jarrett et al, 1998; Jarrett & Kraft, 1997).…”

“…Conversely, psychiatric patients with a wide variety of diagnoses, such as major depressive disorder (Benjamin, 1986(Benjamin, , 1994, bulimia nervosa (Wonderlich, Klein, & Council, 1996), dissociative disorders (Alpher, 1996), borderline personality disorder (Benjamin & Wonderlich, 1994), and alcoholism (Ichiyama, Zucker, Fitzgerald, & Bingham, 1996), often report low affiliation and so may be described as self-neglecting, blaming, or even attacking (e.g., suicidal). Self-directed autonomy may less clearly separate normal from abnormal functioning but instead partly differentiate diagnostic groups.…”

Change of self‐image in patients with neurotic, borderline and psychotic disturbances

“…Kohut, 1977Kohut, , 1984Sullivan, 1953) as well as empirically (e.g. Alpher, 1996;Armelius & Granberg, 2000;Ichiyama, Zucker, Fitzgerald, & Bingham, 1996;R. Mestel & A. Voltsmeier, presentation at the 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, Geilo, Norway, 1997;Swift, Bushnell, Hanson, & Logemann, 1986;Wonderlich, Klein, & Council, 1996) firmly connected to a person's well-being.…”

Dissociative identity disorder: a literature review

“…Various rating and observational scales exist for differentiating patients with DID from those with similar symptoms. Alpher (1996) found the Structural Analysis of Social Behavior (SASB) to be effective in discriminating DID from other mental disorders.…”