The Level of Ego Impairment in Parents with Schizophrenic/Normal Children Using Rorschach Ego Impairment Index

The present research was conducted to investigate the level of ego impairment in parents with schizophrenic children and compare it with that of parents with normal children using Rorschach ego impairment index. ten parents (father or mother) with schizophrenic children were selected using sampling methods, and were compared with ten parents of normal children who were similarly selected using sampling methods. Once the subjects were selected, Rorschach test was implemented on parents in both groups, and after the participants’ protocols were coded, the Rorschach ego impairment index, and the grade for each subject was calculated in the index. The results were analyzed using t-test for significance of the difference between independent means. findings indicate that the level of ego impairment in parents with schizophrenic children is significantly higher than that in parents with normal children. findings suggest that parents suffer impairment in functions relating their ego. Ego impairment causes inefficient cognitive and behavioral pattern.