Abstract
The aim - to show the role of system psyhodiagnostics for multivariate complex study of the influence of psychological and social factors on the occurrence and during of chronic brain ischemia using the biopsychosocial approach. In particular, the mechanisms of psychological adaptation (psychological protection and coping) in persons of the organized population of Petrozavodsk with early stage of chronic brain ischemia (n = 280, average age (53.9 ± 8.1) years, gender index 1:1) have been studied. The control group included healthy individuals (n = 32, average age (52.4 ± 6.5) years, gender index 1:1, p > 0.05). Methods. The following methods were used: the method «Index of life style» by R. Plutchik et al. in the modification of L. I. Wasserman; the standardized test of R. Lazarus in the modification of L.I. Wasserman. Results. It was found out that increase in the total stress index of psychological defense mechanisms in patients with early stage of chronic brain ischemia living in the European North, was typical mainly due to «denial» (63.2 ± 3.7) ‰ , «compensation» (58.9 ± 4.0) ‰ and «projection» (57.4 ± 3.9) ‰. The leading strategies of coping with stress behavior were search for social support (68.89 ± 19.45) % and acceptance of responsibility (69.64 ± 18.63) %. Conclusions. Patients with chronic brain ischemia are characterized by mosaicism of adaptive and maladaptive personality traits of protective behaviour.
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