Conceptual structure in hypochondriasis, arthritis and neurosis.
Three distinct clinical groups were studied using personal construct methods and two personality questionnaires. Non-articulation of conceptual structure was not specific to patients with hypochondriacal symptoms, physical illness or chronic neuroses. Articulation of the conceptual structure was significantly correlated with the practical-imaginative personality factor in all three patient groups.
D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006998:Hypochondriasis / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D010556:Personality Tests; D011594:Psychometrics