This study is a test of the traditional psychoanalytic approach to explaining aggression management in depression. The experimental procedure included two means of measuring depressive behaviors: responses in a modified Prisoner's Dilemma procedure and verbal messages on a Communications Checklist. Half of the subjects received a negative description from an "aggressive" partner in a dyadic interaction. Depressed subjects were compared to normal subjects of both sexes as to their reactions to the "aggressive" partner. The results indicated that depressed males seem to inhibit competitive and extrapunitive behaviors when interacting with the aggressive partner, and concurrently display an increase in ingratiating, self-detrimental responses. A similar pattern was not found with depressed female subjects. These results are discussed in terms of psychoanalytic theory and interpersonal conceptualizations of depression. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 44-07, Section: B, page: 2255. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1983.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75161 |
| Contributors | NORVILLE, MILTON ARTHUR., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 70 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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