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Personality Drift:A Case Study


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1 Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India
     

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The present case study done on a woman who's life shifted from normal human being to a psychological patient as facing traumatic events of insurgency in Kashmir. Zona Begum 58 from district Pulwama, India. The subject was barely literate, married and belonged to good socio-economic status. During interview session, the patients showed improper personal characters, aggressive and had a hostile attitude and pressure and restlessness. The present patient was normal upto her adulthood years. But when her two sons died in insurgency during l995-1996. After this traumatic event patient's personality shifted and shown symptoms of depression, aggression and hostile behaviours. When she was given psychotherapy and counseling she showed improvement.

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Personality Drift, Hostile Attitude, Aggression, Restlessneess.
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Masood Ul Hassan
Department of Psychology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India

Abstract


The present case study done on a woman who's life shifted from normal human being to a psychological patient as facing traumatic events of insurgency in Kashmir. Zona Begum 58 from district Pulwama, India. The subject was barely literate, married and belonged to good socio-economic status. During interview session, the patients showed improper personal characters, aggressive and had a hostile attitude and pressure and restlessness. The present patient was normal upto her adulthood years. But when her two sons died in insurgency during l995-1996. After this traumatic event patient's personality shifted and shown symptoms of depression, aggression and hostile behaviours. When she was given psychotherapy and counseling she showed improvement.

Keywords


Personality Drift, Hostile Attitude, Aggression, Restlessneess.