Features of copying patterns in psychoendocrine syndrome against the background of thyroid dysfunctions

Abstract

On the basis of the Ukrainian Scientific and Practical Center for Endocrine Surgery, Transplantation of Endocrine Organs and Tissues of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, 200 patients with diagnoses of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism in the state of therapeutic compensation of endocrine dysfunction and manifestations of psychoendocrine syndrome were examined. In order to establish and compare copying patterns of nosogenic stress in psychoendocrine syndrome against the background of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism, we used a structured psychodiagnostic interview based on the Lazarus copying test. It was established that patients with hypothyroidism used the strategies of «Distancing» (54 people), «Self-control» (26 people), «Escape–avoidance» (67 people) and «Problem-solving planning» (23 people) were used more often than patients with hyperthyroidism. Moreover, the strategies «Confrontation» (77 people), «Social support search» (34 people) and «Positive revaluation» (43 people) were more often presented for patients with hyperthyroidism than for people with hypothyroidism. Establishing copying strategies for nosogenic stress in patients with endocrine disorders of the thyroid gland is an important step towards developing correct systems and techniques for psychological correction of behavioral and psychological disorders that are obligatory in patients of this category.