Journal of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (동의신경정신과학회지)

The Korean Society of Oriental Neuropsychiatry (대한한방신경정신과학회)
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A Study for Corelation between Action Type and Physical Symptoms in Children

소아(小兒) 행동양식(行動樣式)과 소증(素症)의 관련성(關聯性)에 관한 탐색적(探索的) 연구(硏究)

  • Kim, Myoung-Gegun (Dept. of Neuropsychiatry, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Whang, Wei-Wan (Dept. of Neuropsychiatry, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kim, Jong-Woo (Dept. of Neuropsychiatry, College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
  • 김명근 (경희대학교 한의과대학 신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 황의완 (경희대학교 한의과대학 신경정신과학교실) ;
  • 김종우 (경희대학교 동서신의학병원 화병/스트레스 클리닉)
  • Published : 2008.07.30
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Abstract

Objective : This study was designed for find corelation between behavior and physical symptoms in child. Physical symptoms appearing related with weak viscera are selected. And behaviors related to selected symptoms are compared that of children with character type defined by jung, c. G. Method: 497 children ( 3-11 years old ) who have visited two oriental clinic ( one is in Gang-Nam Gu Seoul (282 children), the other is in Joong-Rang Gu Seoul (215 children) ) from Jan. to Jul. 2006 were invested through the questionnaires, which were filled by their parents. These questionnaires have 61 yes-no type questions about behaviors on 12 situations, 36 yes no type questions about physical symptoms in 15 categories. 6 questions expected positive answer in child with weak spleen are categorized sp-q and 6 related weak lung, lu-q, 6 related weak kidney, ki-q. Numbers of positive answers in sp-q, lu-q and ki-q are counted so-index, lu-index and ki-index each. Corelation between behavior questions and 3 symptom indexes are measured and questions shown low significance level ( under 5% in pearson corelation, two-tailed ) are selected. Result: 15 behaviors related sp-index, 12 related lu-index, 12 related ki-index are selected and analysed. Conclusion : 1. Behaviors related sp-index is similar to that of Thinking Type children Grouped by jung, c. G.. 2. Behaviors related lu-index is similar to that of Sensation Type. 3. Behaviors related sp-index is similar to that of Feeling Type.

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