Depressive disorders and depressive personality traits in offspring aged 10?17 of bipolar and of normal parents

1991 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Grigoroiu-Serbanescu ◽  
Dan Christodorescu ◽  
Adriana Totoescu ◽  
Irina Jipescu
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Depressive Personality

scholarly journals TA Treatment of Depression. A Simplified Hermeneutic Single-Case Efficacy Design. The Case of “Giovanni”

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariavittoria Zanchetta ◽  
Laura Farina ◽  
Stefano Morena ◽  
Enrico Benelli
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Depressive Symptomatology ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Evaluation Methodology ◽  
Transactional Analysis ◽  
Major Depressive ◽  
Case Evaluation ◽  
Treatment Of Depression ◽  
Depressive Personality

This study is inspired by previous case series replications of Hermeneutic Single-Case Efficacy Design which aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of a manualized transactional analysis treatment for depressive disorders and depressive personality. We address problems and difficulties emerged in previous case series, such as: spending time in training a group of people to conduct the hermeneutic analysis, organizing the involvement of external judges to give the final adjudication, and dealing with inconsistencies between quantitative and qualitative data. For these reasons, this study suggests a simplified method to conduct the hermeneutic analysis that require one person only, maintaining its validity. Therefore, we integrated hermeneutic design with the pragmatic case evaluation methodology in order to follow pre-defined criteria in analysing qualitative material. Furthermore, we present a way to use the Script System to detect changes in depressive symptomatology and depressive personality. We tested this approach to HSCED in the case of ‘Giovanni, a 17-years old white Italian boy who attended sixteen session of transactional analysis psychotherapy with a white Italian woman specializing in psychotherapy with 2 years of clinical experience. The patient satisfied DSM-5 criteria for moderate major depressive disorder and generalized anxiety disorder.This is the second investigation which has evaluated the effectiveness of Transactional Analysis psychotherapy for depressed adolescents.  

Exploratory Study toward Development of the French Version of the Questionnaire on Personality Traits (QPT/VKP–4) in an Elderly Population in Comparison to Young Adults

2014 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-132 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Courtois ◽  
O. Plaisant ◽  
I. J. Duijsens ◽  
A. Enfoux ◽  
N. Coutard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Exploratory Study ◽  
Elderly Women ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly Men ◽  
Personality Dimension ◽  
Big 5 ◽  
French Version ◽  
Depressive Personality

This research is an exploratory study toward development of the French version of the Questionnaire on Personality Traits (QPT/VKP–4). The goal was to assess its association with the Big Five Inventory (BIG–5) and to explore the personality characteristics of the elderly compared to young adults. The 241 participants included 83 elderly people and 158 young adults. Borderline and anxious personality disorders were less frequent in elderly women than in young women, and depressive personality disorder was less frequent in elderly men. Dimension scores were higher for Conscientiousness in the elderly, Agreeableness in elderly women, and Extraversion in elderly men. Statistically significant correlations were found between personality dimension scores using the VKP–4 and the BIG–5.

scholarly journals Personality traits of women with psychogenic infertility (on different levels of organization of individuality)

2020 ◽  
pp. 69-83
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Sergeevna Mordas ◽  
Yana Vladimirovna Berseneva
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Defense Mechanisms ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Reproductive Disorders ◽  
Levels Of Organization ◽  
The Social ◽  
Psychogenic Infertility ◽  
Psychological Defenses ◽  
Different Levels

This article reviews the results of research dedicated to personality characteristics of women struggling with psychogenic infertility (on different levels of organization of individuality: physical, affective and behavioral). It is assumed that all levels of organization of individuality are interrelated, which allows observing a holistic picture of personality of women involved in the study. The goal consists in examination of personality traits of women with reproductive disorders on physical, personal and social levels of the organization of individuality. The subject of this research is the psychological peculiarities, coping strategies, and psychological defenses of women with reproductive disorders on different levels of organization of individuality. The following methods were applied: empirical, such as testing and quantitative methods (charting); statistical, such as correlation analysis; qualitative methods, such as generalization, systematization, comparison. The scientific novelty lies in studying personality traits of women with reproductive disorders on different levels of the organization of individuality. The conclusion is made that women struggling with psychogenic infertility (comparing to women with no such disorder) are characterized with the following personality traits on different levels of the organization of individuality: 1) on the physical level – distorted perception and dissatisfaction with their body; 2) on the personal (affective) level – high anxiety, both reactive and personal; alexithymia; rigidity; inclination to depressive disorders; 3) on the social (behavioral) level –  facing difficult life situations, women with reproductive disorders are not able to take responsibility, and often resort to such defense mechanisms as denial, avoidance, regression and projection.

Relationship between depressive disorders and personality traits: the value of the alternative five factor model

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Ramos-Grille ◽  
Núria Aragay ◽  
Sergi Valero ◽  
Gemma Garrido ◽  
Martí Santacana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Five Factor Model

scholarly journals Personality diatheses and Hurricane Sandy: effects on post-disaster depression

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 865-875 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. C. Kopala-Sibley ◽  
R. Kotov ◽  
E. J. Bromet ◽  
G. A. Carlson ◽  
A. P. Danzig ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Depressive Disorders ◽  
Stressful Life Events ◽  
Hurricane Sandy ◽  
History Of ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Stress Models ◽  
Disaster Exposure

BackgroundAccording to diathesis–stress models, personality traits, such as negative emotionality (NE) and positive emotionality (PE), may moderate the effects of stressors on the development of depression. However, relatively little empirical research has directly examined whether NE and PE act as diatheses in the presence of stressful life events, and no research has examined whether they moderate the effect of disaster exposure on depressive symptoms. Hurricane Sandy, the second costliest hurricane in US history, offers a unique opportunity to address these gaps.MethodA total of 318 women completed measures of NE and PE 5 years prior to Hurricane Sandy. They were also assessed for lifetime depressive disorders on two occasions, the latter occurring an average of 1 year before the hurricane. Approximately 8 weeks after the disaster (mean = 8.40, s.d. = 1.48 weeks), participants completed a hurricane stress exposure questionnaire and a measure of current depressive symptoms.ResultsAdjusting for lifetime history of depressive disorders, higher levels of stress from Hurricane Sandy predicted elevated levels of depressive symptoms, but only in participants with high levels of NE or low levels of PE.ConclusionsThese findings support the role of personality in the development of depression and suggest that personality traits can be useful in identifying those most vulnerable to major stressors, including natural disasters.

scholarly journals Immune to happiness – inflammatory process indicators and depressive personality traits

2020 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 848-857 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monika Talarowska ◽  
Małgorzata Kowalczyk ◽  
Michael Maes ◽  
Andre Carvalho ◽  
Kuan-Pin Su ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Personality Traits ◽  
Inflammatory Process ◽  
Process Indicators ◽  
Depressive Personality
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