공황장애 (Panic Disorder) 환자의 MMPI 및 Rorschach 반응특성

On the Characteristics of the Responses of MMPI and Rorschach Test in Patients with Panic Disorder

As the the diagnastic criteria of DSM-I was newly establised, a lot of stdies have been conducted on the biological and psychological aspects of Panic Disorder, but studies using psychological tests are few. Chambless insists that the patients in this diagnostic criteria have hysterical cognitive style. Therefore, in tins study, we attempted to examine the characteristics of MMPI and Rorschach of 13 Panic Disorder patients and whether these characteristics support the hysterical cognitive style. The results are as follows； a. The group mean profile of MMPI is Hs-DHy- Pt type (1-2-3-7 type) and the frequency of Hy type (3-type) has got the highest points. b. For Rorschach Test, the patients showed M<SC and FC〈C+CF in EB, which is the major indicator of hysteria. These results suggest that our subjects of Panic Disorder patients showed typically hysterical feature.