[A control study of personality characteristics and variation of plasma peptide in pilots with neurosis].
Objective. To study the relationship between personality type and variation of plasma peptides in pilots with neurosis. Method. A case-control study was used. 124 male pilots were evaluated with Eysenck's personality checklist, and then level of certain plasma peptides, such as vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP), beta-endorphin (beta-EP) and angiotensin-II (A-II) were determined. Result. There were significant difference in personality characteristics and personality types between pilots with neuroses and the control. The contents of VIP and beta-EP in plasma showed visible difference between disease group and control. Content of beta-EP in those with inner-unstable type personality was lowest among all the various types. Conclusion. Personality characteristics were different between pilots with neurosis and controls. Levels of VIP and beta-EP in disease group were lower than those in the control. Different personality types had different levels of beta-EP in pilots with neurosis.
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Department of Clinic Psychology, General Hospital of the Air Force, Beijing, China.
Duan
J P
JP
Hou
X Q
XQ
Li
J L
JL
Zhang
C R
CR
Hou
G Z
GZ
D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D000809:Angiotensins / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D001359:Aviation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D010551:Personality / Q000502:physiology*; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D001615:beta-Endorphin / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism
D000809:Angiotensins; D014660:Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D001615:beta-Endorphin