[The characteristics of the psychological reactions to stress situations caused by acute myocardial infarct and surgery for acquired heart defect].

The authors compare the psychologic reactions to acute stress situations due to acute myocardial infarction and in patients operated on for acquired heart disease. To evaluate the emotional experience of the patients psychodiagnostic methods were used. Some of them were specially developed by the authors. New data were obtained on the specific psychosocial adaptation and psychosocial defense of these categories of patients.