Self-conception of patients with paranoid schizophrenia in remission

Abstract

The article presents a study of the peculiarities of self-conception of patients with paranoid schizophrenia with consideration of gender differences and the period of remission, the relationship of self-conception to other emotional and psychological factors and the peculiarities of protective and coping behavior. The results obtained indicate that, during remission of the examinees, the examined parameters of self-conception are primarily within the normal range, they use different relatively adaptive coping mechanisms most often. The examinees showed a sufficiently high level of resilience, a favorable emotional background and absence of expressed discomfort. In case of positive self-conception, regardless of the period of remission, a high level of involvement, risk taking and resilience, low values of anxiety, hostility and psychoticism are noted. For men, a high level of self-conception is associated with a high level of involvement and resilience and low levels on the scales of psychopathological symptoms. Women with a high level of self-conception are noted for a high level of resilience, willingness to take risks but at the same time they have high expression of various psychopathological symptoms. Thus, the results of the study allow to say to hold a variety of rehabilitation measures. For greater efficiency of these activities, the group can be formed regardless of the period of remission but with considering of characteristics of the self-protective and coping behavior according to gender.