DEGREE OF ANXIETY AND AGGRESIVITYMANIFESTATION, IN CORRELATION WITH PHYSICAL, SEXUAL, AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE AT PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC PSYCHIATRIC DISEASES

Abstract

This study aims realization of the assessment of particular components of inclusion of the level of anxiety and aggression of psychiatric patients with chronic illnesses, who receive services at the Mental Health Center in Prishtina In this study are used descriptive and correlative methods where as for the collection of data are used measuring instruments - for anxiety the Aeron Back test composed of in total 21 items, for measuring the scale of aggressiveness is used Buss & Perry test (1992) composed of in total 29 items which conducts the measuring of aggression in four dimensions: physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger and hostility with others. To understand better the abuse, we have used the test extracted from the internet and modified by  researches which measures the abuse in three dimensions such as physical abuse, sexual abuse and emotional abuse. To understand item consistency we used Alpha  Crombach’s.  The population which was in focus are psychiatric patients with chronic illnesses who receive services at the Mental Health Center in Pristina while the selected sample was composed of 103 subjects, the sample-selection was conducted by default.   From obtained results we understood an average dispersion of the level of anxiety and aggression of the psychiatric patients with chronic illnesses but as far as patients who receive services through home visits, they have showed higher level of aggressiveness and anxiety comparing to patients who are daily residing in the center, and females have expressed higher level of anxiety and aggression in comparison to males. Regarding the abuse, the results have shown that psychiatric patients with chronic illnesses are mostly abused physically and emotionally while sexual abuse was indicated in a smaller number involving females and none involving males.the results showed strong correlations of aggression and anxiety, and a weak correlation of aggression with physical and emotional abuse, also showed strong links of anxiety and emotional abuse.