Departrnent of Psychology, M.B.B. College, Agartala, Tripura -799 004.
The objective of the present study is to compare self-esteem and type of aggression between alcohol dependent and normal controls. The control group was screened by General Health Questionnaire-5 (GHQ 5) and Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT). Hamiltons (1960) Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) was administered on the alcohol dependent group to rule out depression. Socio-demographic and clinical data were collected from the alcohol dependent group and Rosenberg's Self-Esteem Scale and Rosenzweig's Picture Frustration Study were administered to all 60 subjects. Result showed that alcohol dependent individuals possess lower self-esteem than their normal counterparts but no difference is observed regarding type of aggression on Rosenzweig's Picture Frustration Study between both the groups.
