Volume 11 - Volume 11
A Contemporary View of Depressive Symptomatology
Abstract
Objectives. The purpose of the study was to explore personality traits of women with depressive
symptomatology. We assumed that women with depressive symptomatology have lower anxiety and
high sensitivity, are emotionally unstable, display underconfident behaviour and unstable self-esteem.
Design. We present the results of a comparative analysis of two samples of participants: an
experimental sample (n = 10) that included women with depressive symptomatology, and a control
sample (n = 10).
Methods. To verify the above hypothesis, the study employed the methods of testing, questionnaire
survey, expert assessment and mathematical-statistical analysis (Mann — Whitney U-test). The
study was carried out in the regional psychiatric hospital.
Results. The study revealed marked differences between the values of dysthymia, suspicion,
wittiness, charm, adaptedness, tearfulness, emotional instability and the level of discrepancy
between the level of aspiration and self-esteem relative to character, intellect, and abilities.
Conclusions. The paper describes a typology of depressions based on E. S. Averbukh's classification of syndromes and includes: melancholic depression, anxious depression, senesto-hypochondriaс depression, asthenic depression, depersonalization depression, obsessive-compulsive depression. Depressive symptomatology is most likely to occur in emotionally unstable women with inflated self-esteem. The paper has a practical value for professionals in the fields of psychology and psychotherapy.
Paper Details
PaperID: 1643
Author's Name: Svetlana A. Velikova
Volume: Volume 11
Issues: Volume 11
Keywords: Depression, Personality Factors, Symptom, Symptomatology, Depressive Symptomatology, External Manifestations of Depression, Syndrome, Behaviour.
Year: 2021
Month: April
Pages: 50-60