PubMed Health⌕ Search

SEARCH · PubMed Health

Results for “Introversion, Psychological”

Explore indexed PubMed citations for clinical trials, systematic reviews and public health research. Read source abstracts and follow each citation to its original PubMed record.

Quote a phrase for an exact phrase match. Source license links do not imply unrestricted reuse.

At least 775 records · Page 43Linked to original sources
PubMed2001

Detecting unexpected variables in the MMPI 2 Social Introversion scale.

The standard scoring structure of the revised Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) Social Introversion (Si) scale was reexamined with Rasch Measurement. The 69-item Si scale split into two distinct dimensions when their standardized residuals were factor analyzed. Items keyed "true" to Si defined one dimension and items keyed "false" defined another. Relationships between Lexile values (an index of reading difficulty and comprehension) and item difficulties were also explored. The article shows how to use Rasch Measurement to understand and improve personality assessment.

Adult↗
PubMed2005

[Clinical variants of hypochondriac state in patients with duodenal ulcer].

AIM: To describe some clinical variants of hypochondriac syndrome in patients with duodenal ulcer (DU). MATERIAL AND METHODS: A hypochondriac trend was studied clinically and was confirmed by changes in the first scale of AMPI in 150 DU patients. If the first scale contained a rise over 70 points, the examinee was stated to be much concerned about his/her health. RESULTS: Hypochondriac syndrome in exacerbation was registered in 59 (39.3%) patients. It was accompanied with anxiety in 28.8% cases. Introversion and original attitude to somatic disorders were observed in 25.4% cases. Demonstrative behavior was seen in 23.8% patients. Depressive trends occurred in 13.5% patients. Conception of the disease was confirmed in 5.1% cases. Hypochondriac state with protest reactions and hyperthymic effect occurred least frequently (1 and 1 case, respectively). CONCLUSION: Hypochondriac states aggravate DU, deteriorate quality of life. Early diagnosis of a variant of hypochondriac syndrome enables a directed individual psychotherapy which improves emotional state of the patient and prevent further development of psychopathological traits.

Anxiety Disorders↗
PubMed1991

Early life history and personal characteristics of medical illustrators.

This study examined 140 medical illustrators to identify factors which may relate to professional success. Early childhood activities, family backgrounds, and relationships were compared in two groups of medical illustrators perceived as being either highly successful illustrators (strongly recognized for their work and their contributions to the profession), or less successful illustrators (minimally recognized for their work and their contributions). Data collected from the biographical questionnaire were analyzed using a MANOVA statistical technique followed by univariate analyses of variance.

Career Choice↗
PubMedDate not supplied

[Personality and emesis in the patient treated with antineoplastic chemotherapy].

A sample of twenty cancer patients following chemotherapy realize MMPI questionnaire, and another one for valuation of emetic and anticipatory phenomena in relation to said therapy. The authors came to the conclusion that 36.8% of the sample had anticipatory nausea and vomiting, 63.6% anticipatory dysphoria, and 66% emetic incidents after chemotherapy. The conclusion, through comparison of personality variables, is that all patients showed neuroticism and depression scales increased, in relation to healthy population. Depression variable increased especially in patients that didn't present anticipatory nausea and vomiting. Likewise, patients with anticipatory symptoms or emetic incidents after chemotherapy present an increased social introversion variable.

Adolescent↗
PubMedDate not supplied

[The "ego" structure in paranoid schizophrenia].

Using the Ego-Strength Scale by F. Barron, the Scale for Self-acceptance by A. J. Brzezinski, and Delta Questionnaire by R. Drwal, 206 paranoid schizophrenic in-patients and 126 healthy controls were studied. The study showed the weakness of feelings of identity among paranoid schizophrenics while the level of self-acceptance and the sense of control did not differ among groups studied.

Adult↗
PubMedDate not supplied

[Personality and aggressiveness in cancer patients].

The authors studied the Personality and Aggressiveness of fifty-three cancer patients by using MMPI and the Instrument I for the Aggressiveness Measurements. The common characteristics in all of then were that they suffered solid tumors, were submitted to hospital treatments and had an absence of psychiatric illness in their personal history. Among the results that stand out most is the sensations of change that the patients experience due to their own illness, the hospitalization and the treatments which they undergo. There exists on increase of self-aggressiveness or a decrease of hetero-aggressiveness which predominates the scales of depression and social introversion, with a decrease of inner strength. In any case, the neuroticism and the dependence are increased and there are decreases in the scales of psychopathic deviation and domination. The four psychosis is staying normal, the hysteria is decreased in men and the hypochondria is increased in women. The defence mechanism that predominates are the denial and the avoidance reaction.

Aggression↗
PubMed1986

[Has the cataphasic form of schizophrenia increased in modern times?].

According to our investigations the incidence of cataphasia, which is a subtype of schizophrenia, has become more common in the last years and on average, has started earlier in life. As the central disorder of this illness concerns thinking perhaps there exists a relation of our finding to the rapid modern development of techniques, insofar as the cognitive function is overstrained in childhood and adolescence, when the nervous system has not matured yet. Introverted individuals seem to be at a particular risk. However, it must not be disregarded that cataphasia is an inherited illness which cannot be caused by external influences, but can only be promoted in its manifestation.

Cognition Disorders↗
PubMed1979

Motion sickness--key to neurobiologic variation.

Individual variation in motion sickness susceptibility correlates with a wide variety of perceptual, cognitive, and personality variables suggesting that it may be a unique index of individual difference in fundamental mechanisms of the orientation process. Data from a large ongoing clinical study involving over 1,500 psychiatric inpatients indicate a clear-cut association between a number of the MMPI scales (including Social Isolation, Ego Strength and Schizophrenia) and motion sickness susceptibility. Marked difference across the motion sickness susceptibility spectrum in the condition on discharge of lithium and antidepressant treated patients was also found, when compared to other drug therapies, suggesting specific drug responses by the motion sick group.

Ego↗