ABSTRACT
The aim of this investigation is to establish if there is a relation between the Globus Hystericus (GH) and any psychopathological disorder. In order to do this we have evaluated, the psychological characteristics of a sample of patients that have attended the ENT clinic with G.H., and we have compared them with those of a control group from the same clinic, to see if there were differences between both groups, and if these were statistically significant. The results have show that there are significant differences in the personality of people with G.H. They present higher marks in the Neuroticism and Introversion variables from Eysenck's E.P.Q-A, besides presenting significant differences in the behaviour signs of depression, being evaluated these with the Beck Inventory B.D.I.
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Conversion Disorder/psychology , Personality , Female , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
Esta investigación pretende determinar si existe relación entre el Globus Hystericus (GH) y algún trastorno psicopatológico. Para ello se han evaluado las características psicológicas de una muestra de pacientes que han acudido a una consulta de otorrinolaringología presentando GH y se han comparado con las de un grupo control procedentes de la misma consulta, para determinar si existían diferencias entre ambos grupos y si éstas eran estadísticamente significativas. Los resultados han evidenciado que sí existen diferencias significativas en la personalidad de los individuos con GH. Se trata de individuos que puntúan más alto en las variables Neuroticismo e Introversión del E.P.Q.-A de Eysenck, además de presentar también diferencias significativas en las manifestaciones conductuales de la depresión, evaluadas mediante el inventario de Beck B.D.I (AU)
The aim of this investigation is to establish if there is a relation between the Globus Hystericus (GH) and any psychopathological disorder. In order to do this we have evaluated, the psychological characteristics of a sample of patients that have attended the ENT clinic with G.H., and we have compared them with those of a control group from the same clinic, to see if there were differences between both groups, and if these were statistically significant. The results have show that there are significant differences in the personality of people with G.H. They present higher marks in the Neuroticism and Introversion variables from Eysenck's E.P.Q-A, besides presenting significant differences in the behaviour signs of depression, being evaluated these with the Beck Inventory B.D.I (AU)