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The Nature Of Defenses Used By School-Aged Children With Adhd, Laurie G. Slodounik
The Nature Of Defenses Used By School-Aged Children With Adhd, Laurie G. Slodounik
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
This study sought to develop a more nuanced clinical picture of children with ADHD by examining the relationship between their emotional dysregulation and their use of defense mechanisms—the unconscious mental processes that guard against strong emotions. Children’s responses to the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) were examined for evidence of defense mechanisms using an empirically validated scale, the Defense Mechanism Manual. The study employed a mixed between-within nonequivalent group design to examine the responses of 37 children ages 7-10. It was hypothesized that children with ADHD would use more frequent and more immature defenses than their peers without the disorder. Additionally, …
The Development Of Affect And Defense In Childhood And Adolescence, Kari Gray
The Development Of Affect And Defense In Childhood And Adolescence, Kari Gray
Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects
The purpose of this study is to further determine the nature of the relationship between how defense mechanisms affect and are affected by the ways in which feelings are modulated and regulated in children and adolescents. This study has been built upon an IRB-approved research project conducted under primary investigator Steven Tuber, Ph.D. at the Psychological Center and the City College of New York (From Child Assessment to Child Treatment; A Preliminary Investigation). The study data are pre-existing, collected from 5 – 16 year old children and adolescents presenting for treatment and/or assessment at the Psychological Center, a …