An investigation of the defense style,parental rearing pattern and personality characteristics of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder

Objective To investigate the defense style,parental rearing pattern and pesonality characteristics of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder,aiming to give psychological interference to modify the personality,change the bad behavior and haste psychology maturate.Methods 36 patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and 36 normal controls were assessed with the defense style qusetionnaire (DSQ),egna minnen av barndoms uppfostran (EMBU) and eysenck personality questionnaire(EPQ).Results (1)The scores of DSQ neurotic defense factor and immature mechanism factor were higher in the obsessive-compulsive disorder group than in the controlled group(P0.01).The scores of mature mechanism factor in the obsessive-compulsive disorder group was significantly lower than that in the controlled group (P0.05).(2)Compared with normal controls,the scores of factors of the being punished and refused of the obsessive-compulsive disorder group were higher,at the same time,the scores of the over partialness of mother were higher.However the scores of factors the being cared was lower.There was a significant difference in the two groups(P0.01 or P0.05).(3)The scores of EPQ N factor was higher in the obsessive-compulsive disorder group than in the controlled group(P0.01).The scores of E factor was significantly lower than that in the controlled group(P0.01).Conclusion The defense style,parental rearing pattern and personality characteristics of the obsessive-compulsive disorder group were different from the controlled group.According to this,it's necessary to give psychological treatment and interference.