Defensive and Coping Styles for Residents in Psychiatry

摘要

The nature of this profession requires the development of adequate defensive and coping styles. Also to have chosen this for your career might mean to have some particularities in these areas. The evaluation of coping and defense style mechanisms for residents in psychiatry that conduct clinical work. A descriptive study was developed to determine and evaluate defensive and coping styles for residents in psychiatry. DSQ-60 and COPE scales were applied on a 31 willing resident in psychiatry from approximate 50 residents in total from the center in which the study was conducted. The most frequent mechanisms found on the evaluated group are: “Altruism”,”Self-observation” – superior defense styles and “Positive interpretation and growth” - an emotion focused coping style and ?Planning” – a problem focused coping style. The chosen profession can be a factor that underlines some inborn abilities but also a modulating factor for one's structure. The developing of adequate coping and defense styles might be a requirement for becoming a psychiatrist or it might be a gain for someone working in this field day by day.