Resource Tag: HOSTILITY (PSYCHOLOGY)

3 suicides occurred within 3 years in a military unit of 35 individuals. Group & individual therapy was conducted over 3 days & ongoing referrals were made as necessary. In addition, measures of anxiety, depression, & hostility were obtained from this unit & a comparison unit. Analysis indicated that differences in mean scores between the […]

This study estimated the prevalence of suicidal behaviours & their relation to background characteristics, social integration, academic stress, psychological distress, & substance use in a stratified random sample of 9886 high school students in Korea. Depression was the strongest predictor of suicial behaviours. The other factors significantly associated with suicidal behaviours were gender, academic stress, […]

This article reports on an analysis of the association of self-reported hostility with morbidity due to external causes, including suicidal acts, in Finnish men & women. Hostility was assessed from self-ratings on irritability, ease pf anger-arousal, & argumentativeness. 3 Groups (low, intermediate & extreme) were identified. The findings of a 6-year mortality follow-up & a […]

Male psychiatric patients were tested on the Millon Clincial Multiaxial Inventory (MCMI-II) to analyze the personality disorder items & the clinical symptoms items of the MCMI-II. The personality disorder factors were Schizotypal, Social Introversion vs. Extraversion, Conformity, Submissive vs. Aggressive, Antisocial, Narcissism, & Hostile Aggression. The symptom factors were Depression/Anxiety, Alcohol Dependence, Suicidal Ideation, Hypomania, […]

This article begins with a literature review of studies on adolescents & depression. Then, the authors present a study in which over a 1000 Boston high school students were interviewed. Measures of 13 mental health problem areas are presented, including: depression, eating disorders, anxiety, hostility, suicidal thoughts, psychosomatic symptoms, drinking, drug use, deliquent behaviors, school […]

The relationship between intropunitiveness & depressive states was examined in interview intervention with parasuicidal inpatients. 48 subjects were randomly assigned to a cognitive interview, an affective interview, or a waiting period. Highly intropunitive individuals in the cognitive interview group showed the most improvemments on a self-report depressive symptom change measure. Results support theroretical models of […]

This study reports on 3 individuals who describe aggressive thoughts & behaviors that frequently occur in association with panic symptoms. The authors theorize that the seemingly paradoxical emotions of fear and aggression may actually share a similar cause. They also found that the subjects improved in both their panic & aggressive symptoms when treated with […]

The author presents several case histories to illustrate vulnerability to suicide primarily from a developmental, psychoanalytical perspective. Maltsberger examines the reasons why self-regulatory structures fail to develop in some individuals. In the absence of these defences, the individual turns to sustaining resources–other people, pets, religion, reliance on work–& if these resources are lost, a suicidal […]

The purpose of the study was to define, by means of psychological tests, certain personality traits of suicidal patients, & to determine if there are differences between suicidal subgroups. 96 male hospital patients were separated into serious attempt, non-serious, & control groups. Significant differences were found between suicidals & controls, the former exhibiting more disturbed […]

The author states that self-poisoning patients appear to have very high levels of hostility, both inwardly & outwardly directed. These patients are differentiated from others with depressive symptoms in that the overdose patient has more outwardly-directed hostility. Current research is reviewed & the use of rating scales & questionnaires (HDHQ) to measure hostility is discussed. […]

24 men (aged 21-43 years) & 24 women (aged 22-44 years) recorded their reactions to 4 types of simulated suicide notes (other-blaming, incongruent, self-blaming, & neutral) presumed left by their mates. There were significant differences in reported distress depending on type of note, with blame & guilt playing primary roles in the grief reactions of […]

Homosexuality has been considered a moral violation, a legal infringement, a sickness, a source of violence: the author examines the issue of whether homosexuality causes suicide or whether it is only related to suicide. 18 refs. (NBB)

The authors delinate & describe 5 basic divisions of micro-suicidal behaviors: Progressive self-denial, increased involvement in an inward life style, behaviors that adversely affect physical health, the formation of destructive bonds in marital relationships, & withholding, renunciation of personal & vocational goals. This behavior stems from feelings of self-hatred & negative attitudes toward the self […]

The presuicidal syndrome, characterized by constriction & focusing one only one solution–suicide–is addressed by mental health professionals in a community psychiatric clinic described by the author. Clinicians deal with the patient’s ego regression in an open & accepting manner, that respects the individual’s autonomy. This is illustrated in the 3 case histories described. (NBB)

A psychic, somatic or psychosomatic crisis is characterized by the experience of defeat at not being able to cope with a situation. The incapacity of perception &/or expression of feelings is an observation in most psychosomatic patients. Feelings of anger, hatred & hopelessness are transmitted into somatic dysfunctioning.Deformed agressive behavior is not only found in […]

The author states that instinctual & interpersonal factors contribute to the masochistic phenomena. He illustrates this by a ‘helpless’ suicidal patient whose life has consisted of love & work failures, & who acts ineffectually. Treatment principles involved included: encouragement of dependence on the therapist; quarantine from other interpersonal communications; demonstration that the therapist was not […]

Schizophrenic patients admitted to an acute inpatient unit were evaluated with the Comprehensive Psychopathological Rating Scale, items reflecting hostility from the same scale, the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, & the Socialization & Self-Control scales of the California Psychological Inventory. Incidence of violence & nonviolent suicidal behaviour and suicidal ideation were recorded. (20 ref)

This paper describes the research that has previously investigated suicidal behavior in the context of the family. Some modern writers who are concerned with clinical practice have written about the family & postulated how suicidal behaviour occurs. This paper is concerned with presenting both concrete descriptions & hypothetical explanations.

This review of the recent research on the social functioning of acutely depressed women includes a discussion of the marital, sexual, & parental dysfunctioning associated with depression & the implications of these symptoms for casework treatment.

The author illustrates that the mourning process for survivors of a suicide is different from that of a death by natural causes. The dearth of research on parental response to adolescent suicide is noted. Stages in mourning a suicidal death are shock & denial; anger, guilt & shame; & self-pity & long-lasting depression. The availability […]