title: Rigidity of construing of self and significant others and psychological disorder.
abstract: This study was designed to test the hypothesis that more rigid construing of self and others is more common in non-psychotic psychological disorder than in the general population. Thirty-one adult referrals to either a psychiatric day hospital or a clinical psychology service were compared with 31 matched normal controls using a repertory grid. There was no support for the hypothesis, but there was evidence of greater negativity of self-construing in the client group. The implications of these findings for clinical practice are discussed.
authors.affiliation: University Dept of Psychiatry, Royal South Hants Hospital, Southampton, UK.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Button
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011594:Psychometrics; D012649:Self Concept