The impact of mental disorders on the development of nosological features of gelotophobia, gelotophilia and katagelasticism

Authors

  • O. M. Shportun Kyiv National University named after Taras Shevchenko,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14739/2310-1210.2015.6.56312

Keywords:

Gelotophobia, Gelotophilia, Katagelasticism, Mental Disorders, Age Groups

Abstract

Scientific psychological studies, which are provided in recent years, indicate lack of coverage of humour disorders as an emotion.

Aim. In order to explore and discover the nosological features of gelotophobia, gelotophilia, katagelasticism, in 81 men and 50 women, 142 patients with mental disorders were included.

Methods and results. Features of influence of diagnosis, gender, as well as symptoms of mental disorders on the development of gelotophobia, gelotophilia, katagelasticism were studied. The following methods were used: 1) a Russian-language version of the gelotophobia scale GELOPH-15; 2) Methodology of PhoPhiKat-45; 3) Gelotophobia scale GELOPH-15; 4) Picture Test Picture-GELOPH. The psychometric and factor analyses of data were also used. It was distinguished that the main factors in forming the main nosological features are: gender and diagnosis, that allow considering separately the impact of sexual differences and nosological specifics, as well as the impact of mental disorders symptoms on the development of gelotophobia, gelotophilia, katagelasticism.

Conclusion. It indicates that the specificity of the manifestations of gelotophobia, gelotophilia, katagelasticism can be seen as indicators of the depth of the violation of human mental activity.

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Shportun OM. The impact of mental disorders on the development of nosological features of gelotophobia, gelotophilia and katagelasticism. Zaporozhye medical journal [Internet]. 2015Dec.29 [cited 2024Apr.19];17(6). Available from: http://zmj.zsmu.edu.ua/article/view/56312

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