Objective: It is no doubt that stress, trauma, unpleasent events and response to such situations are integral part of human life. The aim of present research was to make comparison of coping strategies between Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) patients and normal people.
Methods: This is an observational causal – comparative case research. The statistical population includes 60 selected inpatient and outpatient cases diagnosed to suffer PTSD disorder and normal people selected from Sanandaj city. Cannor & Davidson’s Resilience Scale, Shots’ Emotional Intelligence Scale and MCCP Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Scale were used. Data was analyzed using multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA).
Results: The results of MANOVA with adjusted alpha (0.01) showed that two groups were significantly different with respect to resilience (F(1,58)=141.95, P<0.001)and emotional intelligence (F(1,58)= 95.5, P<0.001)
Conclusion: PTSD patients had decreased emotional intelligence and psychological resilience when compared with normal individuals. In contrast normal people who were facing everyday events had better emotional intelligence and resilience. Those findings can implicitly be a useful guide for primary semiology and treatment as well as improving patients’ coping skills in such conditions.