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Constructs and 'conflict' in depression

M J Sheehan

    British Journal of Psychology (London, England : 1953)
    |May 1, 1981
    PubMed
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    Depressed individuals exhibit lower self-esteem and less differentiated self-constructs. Drug therapy reduced these differences, suggesting a lasting impact on the self-construct system for those prone to depression.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Clinical Psychology
    • Cognitive Science

    Background:

    • Depression is associated with alterations in self-perception.
    • The structure and content of self-constructs may play a role in depressive states.
    • Understanding these self-construct differences can inform therapeutic interventions.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the relationship between self-constructs and depression.
    • To compare the self-construct systems of depressed and non-depressed individuals.
    • To examine the impact of drug therapy on self-constructs in depression.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized the 'Multiple Perception of the Self' grid to assess self-constructs.
    • Administered grids to 16 depressed patients and 16 matched non-depressed controls.

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  • Collected data at the start of drug therapy and after 6-8 weeks of treatment.

    • Main Results:

    • Depressed patients showed lower self-esteem and less differentiated self-constructs compared to controls.
    • These differences decreased after drug therapy but remained partially evident.
    • Results supported the hypothesis that self-construct differences are a persistent feature in depression-prone individuals.

    Conclusions:

    • Self-construct system characteristics are significantly linked to depression.
    • Drug therapy can modify but not entirely normalize self-constructs in depression.
    • Findings highlight the enduring nature of self-construct patterns in individuals susceptible to depression.