Tachistoscopic and questionnaire methods for the measurement of psychological defences |
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Authors: | MIRANDA OLFF GUIDO L. R. GODAERT JOS F. BROSSCHOT KATIE E. WEISS HOLGER URSIN |
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Affiliation: | Department of Clinical Psychology and Health, University of Utrecht, The Netherlands. |
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Abstract: | Only few attempts have been made to compare different methods aiming at quantifying defensive strategies. In this study the tachistoscopic Defence Mechanism Test (Kragh, 1960b and 1985) is compared to paper-and-pencil tests of defence. There were virtually no correlations between the DMT and the other measures of defence. This may indicate that the concept of defence is a highly complex one. It is suggested that the Defence Mechanism Test may be measuring primary defence while defence questionnaires may be assessing more secondary forms of defence. The two questionnaires used for assessing defence correlated significantly, while a scale for social desirability showed no correlation with DMT or the two defence questionnaires. |
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Keywords: | Defence mechanisms tachistoscopic methods questionnaires |
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