Suppression mental questionnaire: a preliminary study

Authors

  • Salvatore Settineri Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina
  • Emanuele Maria Merlo Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging University of Messina
  • Irene Pagano Dritto Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging University of Messina
  • Maria Midili Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging University of Messina
  • Antonio Bruno Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina
  • Carmela Mento Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/2282-1619/2016.4.1282

Keywords:

Suppression, Questionnarire, Defence Mechanism

Abstract

Authors postulate that the difference between suppression and repression, highlighted in particular by the Societè Psychanalitique de Paris, enables the development of a quantitative instrument, since suppression is a defense accessible to consciousness and therefore quantifiable like scales and questionnaires. The idea of constructing a questionnaire, included the identification of thirty variables having somehow a plausible relationship with this mechanism. The factor exploratory analysis were identified three factors, named respectly “repressive function”,  “regression to the ego service” and “rationalization”, the first of which is the closest to the theoretical construct postulated.

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Published

31-08-2016

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2016)

Section

Clinical Psychology

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