King R J, Bayon E P, Clark D B, Taylor C B
Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, CA 94305.
Psychiatry Res. 1988 Jul;25(1):65-72. doi: 10.1016/0165-1781(88)90159-x.
Personality theorists have long predicted a relationship between personality traits and autonomic activation. In this study, 48 patients with panic disorder underwent personality assessment by questionnaire (Eysenck Personality Inventory: 48 patients) and by interview (Personality Disorders Examination: 35 patients). Ambulatory heart rate and activity were measured by the Vitalog method and were used as measures of activation and autonomic arousal. There was a significant positive correlation between histrionic traits and activity level and a significant negative correlation between sociability and heart rate. The findings are consistent with previous studies showing a negative relationship between sensation-seeking personality traits and cerebrospinal fluid levels of norepinephrine and a positive relationship between extroversion and cerebrospinal fluid levels of dopamine.
长期以来，人格理论家一直预测人格特质与自主神经激活之间存在关联。在本研究中，48名惊恐障碍患者通过问卷（艾森克人格问卷：48名患者）和访谈（人格障碍检查：35名患者）进行了人格评估。采用动态心电图方法测量动态心率和活动情况，并将其用作激活和自主神经唤醒的指标。表演型特质与活动水平之间存在显著正相关，社交性与心率之间存在显著负相关。这些发现与之前的研究一致，之前的研究表明，寻求刺激的人格特质与脑脊液中去甲肾上腺素水平呈负相关，外向性与脑脊液中多巴胺水平呈正相关。
