[Body Image Index in the Rorschach test in ulcerative proctocolitis].
The use of the Rorschach test allows the body image to be examined using the Body-Image Index formulated by Fisher-Cleveland. This index is obtained by calculating the responses to Penetration and Barrier. The hypothesis is that the diseases which affect the inside of the body are more greatly correlated to a high P score and a low B score (high P-low B type personality). The paper examines the Body-Image Index in a sample of 41 patients suffering from ulcerous rectocolitis comprising 24 males and 17 females with a mean age of 32 years. The personality profile obtained is of the "high P-low B" type with a P/R% ratio which is clearly higher than the central mean value (28.7% vs 8%) and a B/R% ratio which is clearly lower than the central mean value (4.2% vs 18%). The personality of the patients in this group was marked by a tendency to anxiety and a tendency to express aggression within their bodies (anger-in) which was field-dependent, difficulty in tolerating stress, a tendency to react somatically to conflicts, a low degree of body image stability and a constant need for an external holding object.
Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, S. De Bellis, Castellana Grotte, Bari.
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Porcelli
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Zaka
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Tarantino
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Sisto
D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012392:Rorschach Test
Body-Image Index al test di Rorschach nella rettocolite ulcerosa.