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c) Behavioural And Psychological Factors
 
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AU : Dubey BL
TI : Psychological survey of tuberculosis patients.
SO : INDIAN J TB 1975, 22, 83-85.
DT : Per
AB :

The study aimed to determine some of the psychosocial variables of hospitalized male and female TB patients and how they responded on the Rorschach Ink Blot and Thematic Apperception Tests (TAT). Evidence suggesting social rejection, apprehensions about life and unhealthy family relationships were looked for among the responses to the tests. Two consecutive series of 25 male and 25 female TB patients admitted to the TB Ward of K.G's Medical College and, Gandhi Memorial and Associated Hospitals, Lucknow, from May-November 1968, were studied. They responded to a structured interview. Information on the history of parental attitudes, any parental deprivation and broken home situations was elicited and, the Rorschach test and TAT were administered. The mean ages of the males and females were 33.2 and 22.4 years respectively.

A significantly higher number of females (72%) perceived their childhood as having been difficult compared to 45% of the males. There was no difference in male and female patients with regard to indications of disturbed interpersonal relationships with parental figure as revealed by the Rorschach test. On the TAT, more females projected fear of death and fear of being cast out of the social sphere than males. This result is probably due to the social settings, where most females are found to be economically dependent.

KEYWORDS: SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SURVEY; INDIA.
 
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