Anaclitic personality dimension in women with Alzheimer's disease: Comparison with control groups

This study sought to determine the evaluation of current and pre-morbid personality traits in Alzheimer's disease, as well as personality changes. Psychodynamic framework and Sidney Blatt's personality developmental perspective, anaclitic vs introjective, are taken as references. The study...

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Published in:Personality and individual differences 2017-04, Vol.109, p.166-171
Main Authors: Henriques-Calado, Joana, Duarte-Silva, Maria Eugénia, Sousa Ferreira, Ana
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aging
Alzheimer's disease
Control groups
Dementia
Dependency
Literature reviews
Mental depression
Personality
Personality tests
Personality traits
Psychodynamic
Psychopathology
Questionnaires
Relatedness
Respondents
Women
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Summary:This study sought to determine the evaluation of current and pre-morbid personality traits in Alzheimer's disease, as well as personality changes. Psychodynamic framework and Sidney Blatt's personality developmental perspective, anaclitic vs introjective, are taken as references. The study was conducted with four groups which were assessed using the Depressive Experiences Questionnaire, mainly in the form of individual interview sessions. Current personality measure: Alzheimer's disease Group, consisting of 44 female participants (MAge=81.36 years); Control Group, consisting of 80 female participants from the population at large (MAge=75.84 years). Pre-morbid personality measure: Alzheimer's disease Group Informants (n=40); Control Group Informants (n=42). Results are in line with the psychodynamic literature review and provide new research data. Findings suggest that there is stability across the life cycle in a relatedness/anaclitic/dependency personality style in dementia. Implications of the findings for future research are discussed. •The high Neediness and low Connectedness dyad emerges in life cycle.•Stability in a relatedness/anaclitic/dependency personality style in AD•Vulnerability factors of the anaclitic personality may be related to expression of AD.
ISSN:0191-8869
1873-3549
DOI:10.1016/j.paid.2017.01.001