A study of cognitive distortion, emotional intelligence, impulsivity and defense mechanism in alcohol dependents

Pages: 1519-1524
Ranjita Kumari and Masroor Jahan (Department of Clinical Psychology, Ranchi Institute of Neuro-psychiatry and Allied Sciences, Ranchi, Jharkhand)

Alcoholism has been a major issue to be addressed. Emotional intelligence and impulsivity play important role in decision making. Cognitive distortions and defense mechanisms shape the way towards decisions the person might make. The present study aimed at studying the relationship of Emotional Intelligence, Impulsivity, Cognitive Distortion and Defense Mechanism to alcohol dependence. For the study purpose, 30 Alcohol dependent and 30 healthy individuals were selected. Barrat Impulsiveness scale (BIS-11), Mangal Emotional Intelligence Inventory, Cognitive Distortion Scale, Defense Mechanism Inventory and General Health questionnaire-28 (GHQ-28) were used for the assessment purpose in the present study. Independent sample t- test and Pearson correlation was used to analyze the data. Result showed that alcohol dependent lacked in Emotional Intelligence, had high impulsiveness, showed tendency to use cognitive distortion and immature defense mechanism more often. Emotional intelligence, impulsivity, cognitive distortion and defense mechanism plays important role in alcohol dependence.