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Psychiatria Danubina, Vol. 31 No. suppl 5, 2019.

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EGO DEFENCE MECHANISMS IN PATIENTS WITH EPILEPSY

Suljo Kunić ; Department of Neurology, Primary Health Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Omer Ć Ibrahimagić ; Department of Neurology, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Zoran Vujković ; Department of Neurology, University Clinical Center Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Vlado Đajić ; Department of Neurology, University Clinical Center Banja Luka, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dževdet Smajlović ; Department of Neurology, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mitra Mirković-Hajdukov ; Department of Psychiatry, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Amela Kunić ; Department of Occupational Medicine, Primary Health Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Lejla Zonić ; Department of Neurology, University Clinical Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Emir Tupković ; Department of Neurology, Primary Health Center Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Background: In order to protect itself from the pain or discomf ort that would result from the forbidden instinctual impulses, the
ego developed defence mechanisms (DM). Mature DMs are associated with adaptive functioning. Immature and neurotic DMs are
associated with maladaptive functioning. Our goal was to determine the intensity of the most frequently used immature, neurotic and
mature ego DMs in patients with epilepsy.
Subjects and methods: We examined 50 patients with epilepsy, using a Defense Style Questionnaire (DSQ-40). We measured the
intensity of individual DMs. Mature DMs: sublimation, humour, suppression and anticipation; neurotic DMs: undoing, pseudo-
altruism, idealization and reactive formation; and immature DMs: projections, passive aggression, acting out, isolation, devaluation,
autistic fantasies, denial, displacement, dissociation, splitting, rationalization and somatization. The control group consiste d of 36
healthy subjects. Groups are equal in age and level of education.
Results: Patients with epilepsy use neurotic (p=0.0290) and immature (p=0.0155) defensive styles significantly more.
Individually, they most intensively use acting out, humour and sublimation, and statistically significantly more they use displ acement
(p=0.0161), denial (p=0.05) and somatization (p=0.0019).
Conclusion: Patients with epilepsy use the neurotic and immature styles of ego defence more intensively. As such, they are less
adaptable to new situations. Our knowledge can be useful for planning future interventions for people living with epilepsy.

Ključne riječi

epilepsy; defense mechanisms; ego

Hrčak ID:

269457

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/269457

Datum izdavanja:

21.12.2019.

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