THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE TYPE OF TEMPERAMENT AND CHARACTERISTICS OF PSYCHO-EMOTIONAL STATE IN WOMEN WITH GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES

Abstract

The topicality of the research is confirmed by data showing a high incidence of gastrointestinal (GI) diseases in the Russian Federation in comparison with other European countries. Patients with gastrointestinal (GI) disease have been reported by clinicians to be emotionally unstable during disease exacerbations. This article presents a study of the relationship between psycho-emotional states and individual typological characteristics in women of different ages with GI disease. Levels of indicators of anxiety and depression in women with GI disease were investigated. The purpose of the study was to determine the peculiarities of anxiety and depression levels in women with GI diseases in relation to temperament type and age; using correlation analysis, to determine the relationship between neuroticism and emotional state, temperament type, and levels of anxiety and depression in the study participants. The study involved 28 women with diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, aged 42 to 72 years. The Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI), the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) were used in the research. From the results obtained, it can be concluded that most women with gastrointestinal disorders have an introverted personality type with high neuroticism. It was found that women with a melancholic temperament type had the highest scores on the Personality Anxiety Scale and on the Cognitive-Affective Manifestations of Depression subscale and the General Depression Scale, whereas women with a sanguine temperament type had the lowest scores for all indicators. The results of the study may be of practical importance in providing psychological support to women with gastrointestinal diseases in hospital, taking into account their individual typological characteristics and emotional state.