[The importance of psychic personality traits and emotional state for diagnostics and treatment of the patient].

It is very important for a physician to be aware not only of objective changes in the somatic status of the patient but also of his or her subjective emotional experience in connection with a given pathology. In everyday life and work, we frequently encounter people differing in psychic traits and emotional status. In the present paper, we describe certain personality types, their characteristic features and types of behaviour in response to the developing pathology. The most common reaction is the feeling of apprehension. Recommendations are proposed on the application of the methods for reducing manifestations of apprehension with the use of psychotherapeutic modalities and pharmaceuticals.