TABLE 9.

DMRS-Q quantitative scoring system.

	Items labels
#	Defense	#	Defense	#	Defense	#	Defense	#	Defense
1	Displacement	31	Isolat_Affect	61	Splitting_Self	91	Self_Observat	121	Denial
2	Autis_Fantasy	32	Self_Observat	62	Anticipation	92	Splitting_Self	122	Displacement
3	Splitting_Other	33	Denial	63	Sublimation	93	Affiliation	123	Projection
4	Intellectualizat	34	Devaluat_Self	64	Displacement	94	Splitting_Self	124	Denial
5	Acting_Out	35	Splitting_Self	65	Anticipation	95	Idealizat_Other	125	Displacement
6	Splitting_Other	36	Sublimation	66	Affiliation	96	React_Format	126	Omnipotence
7	Omnipotence	37	Humor	67	Undoing	97	Sublimation	127	Help_Rej_Com
8	Dissociation	38	Idealizat_Self	68	Omnipotence	98	Splitting_Other	128	Suppression
9	Self_Observat	39	Isolat_Affect	69	Displacement	99	React_Format	129	Omnipotence
10	Omnipotence	40	Humor	70	Undoing	100	Sublimation	130	Help_Rej_Com
11	Altruism	41	Dissociation	71	Idealizat_Self	101	Proj_Identific	131	Suppression
12	Devaluat_Self	42	Rationalization	72	Proj_Identific	102	Passive_Aggr	132	Altruism
13	Repression	43	Anticipation	73	Dissociation	103	Proj_Identific	133	Idealizat_Self
14	Sublimation	44	Affiliation	74	React_Format	104	Altruism	134	Projection
15	Altruism	45	Passive_Aggr	75	Proj_Identific	105	Self_Assertion	135	Idealizat_Self
16	Idealizat_Other	46	Anticipation	76	Acting_Out	106	Autis_Fantasy	136	Repression
17	Idealizat_Other	47	Repression	77	Self_Observat	107	Isolat_Affect	137	Denial
18	Humor	48	Undoing	78	Anticipation	108	Repression	138	Idealizat_Other
19	Rationalization	49	Suppression	79	Altruism	109	Self_Assertion	139	Idealizat_Other
20	Denial	50	Repression	80	Acting_Out	110	Autis_Fantasy	140	Isolat_Affect
21	Help_Rej_Com	51	Humor	81	Undoing	111	Devalu_Other	141	Projection
22	Affiliation	52	React_Format	82	Devalu_Other	112	Projection	142	Splitting_Other
23	Self_Assertion	53	Intellectualizat	83	Undoing	113	Proj_Identific	143	Devalu_Other
24	Autis_Fantasy	54	Devalu_Other	84	Help_Rej_Com	114	Splitting_Self	144	Acting_Out
25	Affiliation	55	React_Format	85	Devalu_Other	115	Projection	145	Splitting_Other
26	Intellectualizat	56	Devaluat_Self	86	Rationalization	116	Passive_Aggr	146	Self_Assertion
27	Dissociation	57	Intellectualizat	87	Idealizat_Self	117	Suppression	147	Devaluat_Self
28	Isolat_Affect	58	Self_Observat	88	Passive_Aggr	118	Acting_Out	148	Autis_Fantasy
29	Devaluat_Self	59	Rationalization	89	Passive_Aggr	119	Humor	149	Help_Rej_Com
30	Dissociation	60	Intellectualizat	90	Self_Assertion	120	Rationalization	150	Suppression
Label	Defense mechanism				Scoring
Individual defense scores
D30	Suppression				[(Sum of items 49, 117, 128, 131, and 150) − 5]*100/234
D29	Sublimation				[(Sum of items 14, 36, 63, 97, and 100) − 5]*100/234
D28	Self-observation				[(Sum of items 9, 32, 58, 77, and 91) − 5]*100/234
D27	Self-assertion				[(Sum of items 23, 90, 105, 109, and 146) − 5]*100/234
D26	Humor				[(Sum of items 18, 37, 40, 51, and 119) − 5]*100/234
D25	Anticipation				[(Sum of items 43, 46, 62, 65, and 78) − 5]*100/234
D24	Altruism				[(Sum of items 11, 15, 79, 104, and 132) − 5]*100/234
D23	Affiliation				[(Sum of items 22, 25, 44, 66, and 93) − 5]*100/234
D22	Isolation of affects				[(Sum of items 28, 31, 39, 107, and 140) − 5]*100/234
D21	Intellectualization				[(Sum of items 4, 26, 53, 57, and 60) − 5]*100/234
D20	Undoing				[(Sum of items 48, 67, 70, 81, and 83) − 5]*100/234
D19	Repression				[(Sum of items 13, 47, 50, 108, and 136) − 5]*100/234
D18	Dissociation				[(Sum of items 8, 27, 30, 41, and 73) − 5]*100/234
D17	React formation				[(Sum of items 52, 55, 74, 96, and 99) − 5]*100/234
D16	Displacement				[(Sum of items 1, 64, 69, 122, and 125) − 5]*100/234
D15	Devaluation other’s image				[(Sum of items 54, 82, 85, 111, and 143) − 5]*100/234
D14	Devaluation self-image				[(Sum of items 12, 29, 34, 56, and 147) − 5]*100/234
D13	Idealization other’s image				[(Sum of items 16, 17, 95, 138, and 139) − 5]*100/234
D12	Idealization self-image				[(Sum of items 38, 71, 87, 133, and 135) − 5]*100/234
D11	Omnipotence				[(Sum of items 7, 10, 68, 126, and 129) − 5]*100/234
D10	Denial				[(Sum of items 20, 33, 121, 124, and 137) − 5]*100/234
D9	Rationalization Sum of items 19, 42, 59, 86, and 120) − 5]*100/234
D8	Projection				[(Sum of items 112, 115, 123, 134, and 141) − 5]*100/234
D7	Autistic fantasy				[(Sum of items 2, 24, 106, 110, and 148) − 5]*100/234
D6	Projective identification				[(Sum of items 72, 75, 101, 103, and 113) − 5]*100/234
D5	Splitting of self-image				[(Sum of items 3, 6, 98, 142, and 145) − 5]*100/234
D4	Splitting of object’s image				[(Sum of items 35, 61, 92, 94, and 114) − 5]*100/234
D3	Passive aggression				[(Sum of items 45, 88, 89, 102, and 116) − 5]*100/234
D2	Help-rejecting complaining				[(Sum of items 21, 84, 127, 130, and 149) − 5]*100/234
D1	Acting out				[(Sum of items 5, 76, 80, 118, and 144) − 5]*100/234
Label		Defense level				Scoring
Defense level scores
L7	High adaptive				Sum of D23, D24, D25, D26, D27, D28, D29, and D30
L6	Obsessional				Sum of D20, D21, and D22
L5	Neurotic				Sum of D16, D17, D18, and D19
L5a	Hysterical				Sum of D18 and D19
L5b	Other neurotic				Sum of D16 and D17
L4	Minor image-distorting				Sum of D11, D12, D13, D14, and D15
L3	Disavowal				Sum of D7, D8, D9, and D10
L2	Major image-distorting				Sum of D4, D5, and D6
L1	Action				Sum of D1, D2, and D3
Label	Defensive category				Scoring
Defensive category scores
C3	Mature				Sum of D23, D24, D25, D26, D27, D28, D29, and D30
C2	Neurotic				Sum of D16, D17, D18, D19, D20, D21, and D22
C1	Immature				Sum of D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D7, D8, D9, D10, D11, D12, D13, D14, and D15
C1a	Depressive				Sum of D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6, D8, D14, and D15
C1b	Other immature				Sum of D7, D9, D10, D11, D12, and D13
Label					Scoring
Overall defensive functioning
ODF					(L1/100)*1 + (L2/100)*2 + (L3/100)*3 + (L4/100)*4 + (L5/100)*5 + (L6/100)*6 + (L7/100)*7

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