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Clinical Psychology and Special Education
2016. Vol. 5, no. 3, 24–39
https://doi.org/10.17759/cpse.2016050302
ISSN: 2304-0394 (online)

Alexithymia Characteristics and Subjective Evaluation of Interpersonal Relations in Cancer Patients

 
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Abstract

Results of empirical research of an index of satisfaction with life, an alexithymia and value judgment of the interpersonal relations are described and analyzed. Results at two groups are compared: oncological patients and somatic healthy sample. Interrelations between vital satisfaction, manifestations of an alexithymia and value judgment of the interpersonal relations are considered. An empirical research was carried out involving a sample group of 41 persons aged from 25 till 80 years old. There were 24 respondents in group of oncological patients and 17 people in group somatic healthy respondents. Significantly lower index of vital satisfaction is found in group of oncological patients, significantly higher level of an alexithymia and significantly higher level of intensity of the interpersonal relations.

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Keywords: satisfaction with life, alexithymia, value judgment of the interpersonal relations, emotional intelligence, oncology patients

Journal rubric: Empirical Research

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OpenAlex trends: Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments, Mental Health and Psychiatry, Personality Disorders and Psychopathology

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Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments

This cluster of papers focuses on the study of interoception, the sense of the internal state of the body, and its association with somatic symptoms, including alexithymia, health anxiety, psychogenic nonepileptic seizures, and depersonalization disorder. The papers also explore the relationship between interoception, emotion regulation, and various mental health conditions such as anxiety and dissociation.

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Mental Health and Psychiatry

This cluster of papers explores philosophical perspectives on health, psychiatric disorders, and the DSM, with a focus on phenomenology, self-experience in schizophrenia spectrum disorders, embodiment, and person-centered medicine. It delves into redefining health, examining anomalous self-experience, and understanding the temporal structure of consciousness in psychiatric conditions.

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Personality Disorders and Psychopathology

This cluster of papers focuses on the psychopathology, diagnosis, and treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). It explores the dimensional alternative to traditional nosologies, prevalence, comorbidity, and the effectiveness of therapies such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Mentalization-Based Treatment. The research also delves into the neurobiological correlates, emotion dysregulation, and personality traits associated with BPD.

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Article type: scientific article

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/cpse.2016050302

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For citation: Avdulova, T.P., Ter-Ovanesov, M., Yagudina, O.P. (2016). Alexithymia Characteristics and Subjective Evaluation of Interpersonal Relations in Cancer Patients. Clinical Psychology and Special Education, 5(3), 24–39. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/cpse.2016050302

© Avdulova T.P., Ter-Ovanesov M., Yagudina O.P., 2016

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

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Information About the Authors

Tatiana P. Avdulova, Candidate of Science (Psychology), Associate Professor, Professor, Department of Developmental Psychology, Faculty of Preschool Pedagogy and Psychology, Moscow State Pedagogical University, Leading Researcher at the Laboratory of Preschool Education of the Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution "IRZAR", Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8650-2751, e-mail: avdulova@bk.ru

Mikhail Ter-Ovanesov, Doctor of Medicine, professor, Deputy Chief Physician for Medical Part (on the organization of the surgical and oncological help), State clinical hospital № 40, Moscow, Russian Federation, e-mail: termd@rambler.ru

Olga P. Yagudina, Psychologist, Private Institution Organization of Additional Professional Education Institute of Modern Psychological Technologies, Moscow, Russian Federation, e-mail: yagudina.olga@mail.ru

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