827 – Suggestibility in Persons with Schizophrenia

Abstract

Aim:

Study of suggestibility in persons with schizophrenia to ascertain whether it is advisable to use hypno-suggestive methods in the system of psychotherapeutic help to them.

Method:

As a method of study we used Barber's Creative Imagination Scale. to subjects of the experimental group this method was applied from 2 to 5 times, during 6 months.

Main results:

In the experimental group the subjects have been distributed in the following way:

1. (0) lack of suggestibility - 12.68%;

2. (1) weak degree of suggestibility - 20.56%;

3. (2) average degree of suggestibility - 13.8%;

4. (3) high degree of suggestibility - 24.51%;

5. (4) very high degree of suggestibility - 28.45%.

In the control group we have obtained the following percentage distribution of subjects:

1. (0) lack of suggestibility - 6.76%;

2. (1) weak degree of suggestibility - 17.18%;

3. (2) average degree of suggestibility - 22.25%;

4. (3) high degree of suggestibility - 27.89%;

5. (4) very high degree of suggestibility - 25.92%.

We also have studied changeableness of suggestibility during 6 months in the experimental group: invariable indices of suggestibility were shown by 27.95% of subjects; 37.26% of subjects had slight changeableness; suggestibility was considerably changed in 26.09% of subjects; and radical change was obtained in 8.7% of subjects.

Conclusion:

The obtained results point to the advisability of applying hypno-suggestive methods in the system of psychotherapeutic help of individuals suffering from schizophrenia.