Psychological characteristics of ...

Psychological personality characteristics in patients with ulcer were studied using questionnaires: Test of character accentuation Leonhard-Shmisheka. Test the level of subjective control (UIC). We investigated 96 patients with peptic ulcer disease (76% men and 24% women) aged 16 to 52 years. Of these, 68 persons registered with peptic ulcer disease 12 duodenal ulcer and 12 patients - gastric ulcer. We have identified four groups of patients, taking into account the duration of ulcer history: The first group comprised 23 men with newly diagnosed ulcer, the second - 25 people with the disease duration from 1 year to 4 years old, and a third - 26 people with a disease duration ranging from 4 to 10 years and the fourth group - 22 people with a disease duration of more than 10 years. The obtained data were processed using statistical methods and are presented in table number 1. From the table that such traits as hyperintimate, pedantry, pointedly, excitability, distimnost, tsiklotimnost in patients with peptic ulcer disease are relatively stable and their characteristics with increasing duration of ulcer history virtually unchanged. At the same time there is a clear manifestation of the dynamics of asthenic character. Persons with a history of ulcer barred from 1 year to 4 years (second group) compared with newly diagnosed peptic ulcer disease (first group) are more emotionally sensitive, impressionable, kind-hearted (scale emotiveness) (Psychology of perception, sensation

Vladimir Ivanov In medicine known effect of pain when using the annoying "distractions" of funds. severe irritation to the skin and mucous membranes eliminates the pain and stimulates the metabolism in those organs, nerve pathways that are associated with irritating surface areas (visceral sensations - an effect the reverse, "the reflection of pain "). In psychology, a similar phenomenon is known as a" catharsis "," cleansing "when a mental return to the past experience anew some unpleasant events gives relief in the present. Pischedobyvatelnoe behavior and gustatory habits, apparently, are strictly regulated. For example, seeds of many plants have a hard shell, forcing the animals to switch to other sources of supply. People in this sense have more choice, however, the presence of small crunchy seeds gives some fruits (strawberries, figs) special attraction. That is, after raskusyvaniya hard nuts and hard crackers (previous experience), it becomes attractive raskusyvanie small seeds, crunching potato chips, etc. Similarly, there is the habit of hot dishes. Strongly hot burn, but only like a little ostyvshaya food, and do not like very ostyvshaya. Drinks on the contrary, only like cold . Once burnt, like lightly browned and do not like steamed. But the more important in this series of examples is the perception of flavors: sweet, salty, spicy, bitter, sour, etc., as well as odors. the taste and odor are primarily and targeted application of this pattern of perception.