Male differences among the normal and HIV-infected on the sub-scales of somaticcomplaints, anxiety, and anxiety-related disorders

Pages: 362-364
Naorem Binita Devi (Department of Psychology, Mizoram University, Mizoram)

Male differences among the normal and HIV-infected on the sub-scales of somatic complaints, anxiety, and anxiety related disorders were assesses in the randomly selected from the Manipur Population. Sample includes fifty for normal and fifty from HIV-infected patients. HIV-infected sample are those of drug abuse (heroin no. IV) and syringe sharing. Data are collected with the help of NGOs people working for the HIV-infected patients. For normal sample, data are collected from the Kakching area, Manipur. All the sub-scales i.e., conversion, somatization, health concerns, cognitive, affective, physiological, obsessive-compulsive, phobias and traumatic concerns are measured by Morey’s (1991) Personality Assessment Inventory. Each sub-scales consist of eight items each (total items are seventy two). Results of the present study indicates significant differences on the conversion, somatization, health concerns, cognitive, affective, physiological, phobias, and traumatic stress. It further suggests that obsessive- compulsive has non-significant differences among the Normal and HIV-infected patients.