title: The oral, obsessive, and hysterical personality syndromes. A study of hereditary and environmental factors by means of the twin method.
abstract: Lazare et al have demonstrated a factor structure similar to the oral, obsessive, and hysterical personality syndromes in a female patient population. The factor structure has been replicated in a sample of 99 predominantly "normal" females and male twin pairs. Furthermore, it was found that hysterical traits in female subjects and oral traits in male subjects seemed to have a genetic component. The study also indicated that environmental factors from an early age influence the development of the personality structure.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003193:Compulsive Personality Disorder / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D006677:Histrionic Personality Disorder / Q000235:genetics* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000235:genetics*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D012931:Social Environment; D014430:Twins, Monozygotic