Intropunitiveness in suicidal adolescents.

Abstract

Summary An attempt was made to evaluate the hypothesis that intropunitiveness is the fundamental dynamic underlying the self-destructive behavior of suicidal individuals (especially suicidal adolescents). Suicidal, psychiatrically disturbed but not suicidal, and normal adolescents were administered the Rosenzweig Picture-Frustration Test. Their protocols were scored for intropunitiveness. No significant differences in intropunitive scores were found among the three groups of subjects. It was concluded that the hypothesis needs to be re-examined.