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Identifier

000350354

Title

Τα ιδιαίτερα ψυχολογικά χαρακτηριστικά των ωτορινολαρυγγολογικών αλλεργικών ασθενών

Alternative Title

The special psychological characteristics of the otorhinolaryngological allergic patients

Author

Γκέλης, Νικόλαος Δ.

Thesis advisor

Χελιδόνης, Εμμανουήλ

Reviewer

Βελεγράκης, Γεώργιος
Μαντζουράνη, Ευαγγελία
Κουμαντάκης, Ευγένιος
Μελισσάς, Ιωάννης
Μοσχανδρέα, Ιωάννα
Σιαφάκας, Νικόλαος

Abstract

The aim of this study was the exploration of the relationships among allergic rhinitis and specific psychological characteristics and personality traits in a population of proven allergic rhinitis status. The hypothesis that the patients with allergic rhinitis develop special psychological profile has been supported by the knowledge of the The psychological characteristics of the otorhinolaryngologic allergic patients 116 multidirectional influence among the immune-nervous and endocrine systems. On the other hand if this hypothesis was correct, then the otorhinolaryngologist could handle in safest way their patients. For this purpose in the the present study participated three hundred twenty four adults who divided in two groups. The first group included 175 (54%) persons with allergic rhinitis and the second group include 149 (46%) without allergic rhinitis. Allergy was investigated with skin prick testing and the self reported allergic status of each participant in the study. All the participants answered to a properly constructed semeiometry questionaire. Analysis of Semiometry questionnaires showed that there is relation between occupation and allergy. Housewives, public services employees, private employees appear to be allergic significally higher than others. The allergic patients tend to be attached to family values (words: nurture, frankness, honest, politeness) accompanied to strong society values (words: justice, family, faith) that will keep them in a harmonious relation to other people .There appears to invest to sensual values (words: open, emotion, sensuous, delicate, present, sweet,) that shows their willing of freedom. They reject conflict values (words: betray, lie, war, rifle, detachment, metallic, soldier) and they prefer to invest to values that provoke to them exaggerating emotions (words: adore, wish, god, religious, cry) which they find positive. The present study demonstrates that the patients with allergic rhinitis develop a common psychological profile.

Physical description

127 σ. : πιν. ; 30 εκ.

Language

Greek

Subject

Otorhinolaryngology

Rhinitis

Ρινίτιδα

Ωτορυνολαρυγγολογία

Issue date

2007-12-14

Collection