Self-Concept, Defense Mechanisms and Insight in Patient with Alcohol Dependence Syndrome

Present study was conducted for compare Self-concept, Insight and Defense mechanisms in patient with Alcohol Dependence Syndrome with healthy controls. Moreover, observe the relationship between insight and self concept and insight and defense mechanism in patient with alcohol dependence syndrome. For these purposes thirty subjects selected from Central Institute of Psychiatry, Centre for Addiction as diagnosed Alcohol dependence as ICD-10 diagnostic criteria. Thirty subjects selected from normal population from Ranchi. Self concept questionnaire, Hanil Insight scale and Defense mechanisms inventory were used to determine the relationships of self concept and insight, self-concept and defense mechanisms and insight and defense mechanisms of healthy individuals and individual with alcohol dependence syndrome. T test and Co-relational statistic methods were applied. In patient with alcohol dependence has low self-concept including physical, social, temperamental, educational, moral and intellectual self concept. Whereas normal healthy subjects has average and above average self concept regarding all the domain of self concept. In patient with alcohol dependence syndrome has fair or low level of insight. In patient with alcohol dependence syndrome uses more of defenses like Turning against self (TAO) and Reversal (REV) than healthy controls. Healthy individuals more uses of Turning against self(TAS) than alcohol dependence syndrome. There is no significant relationship between insight and defense mechanism and insight and self-concept in patient with alcohol dependence syndrome.