Personality interferences in the pathology of breast cancer: a cross-sectional single-center study.
J Med Life
; 17(6): 588-592, 2024 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
Individual personality refers to the Ego and the interpersonal sector. The Ego corresponds to consciousness and self-esteem, including the capacities for emotional self-regulation, self-control, self-evaluation, and self-direction in relation to personal goals. When neoplastic and psychiatric diseases coexist, a patient's quality of life is significantly impacted. While there are somatic differences in disease progression, how the illness is perceived and mainly experienced depends on personality traits. In this study, we administered the DECAS Personality Inventory (a Romanian-validated instrument based on the Five-Factor model of personality) to a group of 121 patients diagnosed with breast cancer to explore the relationships among their personality traits. Descriptive statistics revealed that the mean T scores for openness, extroversion, and emotional stability were low, while the scores for conscientiousness and agreeableness were at an average level. Our findings suggest that, in the studied group, low levels of emotional stability, extroversion, and openness were unfavorable personality dimensions that should be a primary focus of therapeutic strategies, as they significantly affect the quality of life in patients with breast cancer.
Palabras clave
A, Agreeableness; C, Conscientiousness; D, Openness; DECAS Personality Inventor; DECAS, Big-Five Personality Inventory; DSM, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; E, Extroversion; ICD, International Classification of Diseases; S, Emotional Stability; Schizotypal TP, Schizotypal Personality Disorder; TP, Personality Disorder; TPA, Antisocial Personality Disorder; TPB, Borderline Personality Disorder; TPD, Dependent Personality Disorder; TPE, Anxious Avoidant Personality Disorder; TPHy, Hysterical Personality Disorder; TPN, Narcissistic Personality Disorder; TPOC, Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder; TPP, Paranoid Personality Disorder; TPS, Schizoid Personality Disorder; breast cancer; personality dimensions; quality of life
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Personalidad
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Calidad de Vida
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Neoplasias de la Mama
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Med Life
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Rumanía
Pais de publicación:
Rumanía