title: Defensive constellation and styles of recovery from schizophrenic episodes.
abstract: Two distinct styles of recovery from a schizophrenic episode, namely, integration and sealing over, have been described in a number of clinical reports. This investigation focused on differences in the defensive organization of the two styles; specifically, that integrators possess a less primitive constellation of defensive organizations (less dominated by denial, negation, and repression). These results are discussed in relation to psychodynamic theory and their implications for the treatment process.
mesh_terms: D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D006801:Humans; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000628:therapy; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment