GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PROTECTIVE MECHANISM DEMORALIZATION IN THE STRUCTURE OF CLINICS PANIC DISORDER
Aim. To study the gender differences in the protective mechanism of demoralization in the structure of the clinical appearance of panic disorders. Methods. Developed was a non-scale clinical survey of paroxysmal anxiety which included the criteria for panic disorder DSM-IV-TR. The affective, cognitive, autonomic, motor and behavioral symptoms of panic disorders were considered separately in accordance with the strict U.S. classification. The clinical and psychological investigation included the Ch.D. Spielberg - Yu.V. Khanin anxiety scale, the D.V. Sheehan anxiety scale, the S.R. Pantileev questionnaire of self-relation (MIS), the V.D. Mendelevich anticipation consistency test (TAC) and K. Leonliard cliaracterological questionnaire. The psychosemantic study was conducted in accordance with a specially designed non-scale connotative questionnaire EPA (fear, panic, anxiety). Results. It was established that the less developed was the psychosemantic self-consciousness of patients with panic disorders, the greater was the deviation in the anticipation abilities from the healthy controls was observed. The worst indices of anticipation abilities were found in patients with a «deficient psychosemantic profile.» Conclusions. It has been shown that the constitutional predisposition to the development of neurotic disorders is common for both males and females in the manifestation of the protective mechanism of demoralization. In order to implement the protective mechanism of demoralization the males need a larger quantity of provocative conditions than females