한 성질 죽이라고요?...성격 따라 많이 걸리는 질환 Your personality type could decide what makes you ill

Your personality type could decide what makes you ill

By ROGER DOBSON FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY 

Personality types are the sort of subject you might glance at while flicking through a magazine in the GP's waiting room. Pretty frivolous stuff, you perhaps think. 

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Which one are YOU? Scientists determine four entirely-new personality types that everyone falls into – average, reserved, self-centred, role model – based on study of 1.5 million people worldwide

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한 성질 죽이라고요?...성격 따라 많이 걸리는 질환 전문가들, 성격은 유전자 환경 영향 받아 나타나    전문가들은 “성격은 유전자와 환경의 영향을 받아 나타나는 것”이라며 “특정한 성격이 바로 어떤 질병을 일으킨다고 할 수는 없지만 술, 담배처럼 어떤 질환 위험성을 예고할 수는 있다”고 말한다. ‘데일리메일’이 전문가들의 조언을 토대로 성격에 따라 많이 걸리기 때문에 주의해야 할 질병을 소개했다. 1. 수줍음 많은 성격 미국 노스웨스턴 대학교 연구팀은 30년간의 추적 관찰 연구를 통해 수줍어하는 성격은 심근 경색이나 뇌졸중을 겪을 확률이 50% 높다는 것을 발견했다. 이런 성격일수록 새로운 상황에 더 많은 스트레스를 받기 때문이다. 또 수줍음이 많은 사람은 감기와 같은 바이러스성 전염병에 걸릴 가능성도 높다.   2. 외향적인 성격 이탈리아에서 나온 연구에 따르면, 외향적인 남자들은 심장 질환에 걸릴 가능성이 적다. 또한 전염병에 걸릴 가능성이 적고 질병에 걸려도 쉽게 회복한다. 외향적인 성격의 사람들은 스트레스 호르몬 수치가 낮고, 스스로 몸에 이상이 있다 싶으면 바로 주위에 알리는 경향이 있다. 3. 걱정 많은 성격 프랑스와 캐나다 과학자로 구성된 공동 연구팀은 전전긍긍하는 성격을 가진 사람은 다른 사람보다 위궤양에 걸릴 가능성이 5배 높다는 것을 발견했다. 의존적이고 감정적으로 불안한 성격은 술을 많이 마시고 담배를 피우며 불규칙한 식습관과 수면 문제를 겪는다. 이런 생활습관이 위산 분비를 증가시켜 궤양에 이르게 한다는 것이다. 또 걱정 많은 성격은 스트레스 호르몬인 코르티솔 수치가 높아져 두통과 방광염이 생기고, 여드름이 날 가능성이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 4. 성실한 성격 영국 에든버러 대학교 연구팀에 따르면, 성실한 사람은 건강에서 이득이 많다. 이런 성격의 사람들은 당뇨병, 탈장, 뼈 손상, 신경통, 뇌졸중, 심지어 알츠하이머까지 거의 모든 질병의 위험이 적다. 190건이 넘는 연구 결과를 재분석한 결과 성실한 성격의 사람들은 끊임없이 건강한 식습관과 생활습관을 유지한다.   Could your personality make you ill? Probably, if this is making you worried!/ dailymail 5. 공격적인 성격 적대적이고 공격적인 행동은 건강에 가장 나쁜 타입이다. 그리스 연구팀은 448명의 여자들을 유방 X선 조영법으로 관찰했다. 적대적인 성격의 여자들이 유방암 진단이 더 많았다. 미국 크레이튼 대학교 의대 연구팀은 대장암에 걸린 61명의 남자들을 관찰했다. 마찬가지로 공격적이고 적대적인 성격의 사람들에게서 암 발병이 많았다. 적대감이나 분노는 면역체계를 약하게 하며 질병에 더 예민하게 한다. 또 화를 내면 심장 건강을 해칠 가능성이 50%나 높아진다는 연구 결과도 있다. 화를 많이 내는 사람들은 쉽게 심한 스트레스를 받으며 혈압과 심장 박동 수가 높아져 심혈관계에 해를 입는다. 6. 낙천적인 성격 행복해 하는 사람일수록 아이러니하게 요절한다는 연구 결과가 있다. 미국 캘리포니아 대학교 연구팀은 1500명에 대해 10살 때부터 성인이 될 때까지의 건강 관련 데이터를 분석했다. 연구 결과, 낙천적인 사람은 어려움에 맞서는 자기 능력을 믿기 때문에 어떤 일이든 기꺼이 하게 되고 그만큼 위험한 상황에 놓일 가능성이 높아 일찍 사망하는 것으로 나타났다. 7. 감수성 높은 성격 여자 같은 성격의 다정다감하고 감수성이 예민한 남자는 스트레스를 적게 받고 심근 경색에 걸릴 가능성이 적다. 영국 글래스고 대학교 연구팀은 남자들에게 리더십이나 공격성, 모험성, 동정, 애정, 연민, 감수성 등과 같은 ‘남자다움’과 ‘여자다움’에 대한 점수를 매기고 건강 상태를 관찰했다. 그 결과, 만성 심장 질환을 겪는 남자들은 여자다움의 점수가 낮았다. 반대로 여자다움의 점수가 높은 남자들은 자기 감정이나 상태에 대해 더 잘 이야기하고 의사에게도 쉽게 도움을 청해 건강을 잘 챙기는 것으로 나타났다. 권순일기자 kstt77@kormedi.com 코메디닷컴

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However, new research suggests our personality traits are more significant than previously thought, and can play a key role in future health. 

It's long been reported that people with socalled Type A personalities - hostile, highly competitive and impatient - are more prone to heart problems. 

But now researchers are increasingly finding that a wider range of personalities and traits are linked to a host of medical problems, from stomach ulcers and viral infections to Parkinson's disease.

Quite how personality then triggers increased vulnerability or resistance to disease is unknown, although there are various theories. Here we look at the personalities and their ailments - and what the scientists believe is going on. 

IMPULSIVE

You might expect impulsive types to be at risk from accidents but, in fact, their big health danger is stomach ulcers. Researchers at the Finnish Institute of Occupational Health studied more than 4,000 people and found that those who had an impulsive personality were 2.4 times more at risk. 

It's thought that impulsive people tend to respond to stress with higher than normal rates of acid production, triggering peptic ulcers. 

Research at the University of Wales has also shown that impulsiveness is associated with poorer control over eating. 

CHEERFUL

One of the most surprising findings is that cheerful people are more likely to die early. 

'Children who were rated by their parents and teachers as more cheerful, and as having a sense of humour, died earlier in adulthood than those who were less cheerful,' say University of California researchers. 'Contrary to expectation, cheerfulness and sense of humour were inversely related to longevity.' 

One theory is that cheerful people underestimate life's dangers and may also be more likely to have difficulty coping when things don't go as anticipated. 

ANXIOUS

People with anxiety disorders are three times more likely to be treated for high blood pressure. A study from Northern Arizona University found stress hormones may be the reason. 

Meanwhile, women with phobic anxieties, such as fear of heights, were at higher risk of heart disease, high blood pressure and cholesterol. Although behavioural differences - like a greater tendency to smoke among people with anxiety - go some way to explaining why this happens, they do not explain it all. 

Here's something else to worry about: a University of Antwerp study found that within ten years of heart treatment, 27 per cent of anxious types were dead, compared to 7 per cent of others. 

AGGRESSIVE

Hostile types are prone to a range of serious health conditions, and there is plenty of research to back this up. 

People who suffer from artherosclerosis - furred up arteries - are more likely to have hostile personalities, according to a Scottish study based on almost 2,000 men and women. 

An American study showed that aggressive types are at greater risk of chronic inflammation throughout the body, which is linked to a number of diseases including heart disease (inflammation is involved in the build-up of fatty deposits in the inner lining of the arteries). 

This could be because this personality type has higher levels of an immune system protein linked to inflammation. 

Another theory is that hostile people respond more quickly and strongly to stress, both mentally and physiologically, increasing blood pressure and heart rate which results in more wear and tear on the cardiovascular system. 

Angry types also take longer to heal. Researchers at Ohio State University created small wounds on the arms of healthy people, and after four days, only 30 per cent of the angry patients' wounds had healed, compared to 70 per cent of placid patients. 

Aggressive types are also at higher risk for recurrent bouts of severe depression, according to another American study. 

SHY

Socially inhibited people are more vulnerable to viral infections, suggests research from the University of California.

In animal studies, scientists found that gregarious types had more active protective lymph nodes than shy types. Lymph nodes are part of the body's immune system and help to destroy infectious germs, such as viruses like the common cold virus and bacteria. 

OPTIMISTIC

People who always look on the bright side live, on average, 7.5 years longer than those who take a gloomier view, according to work at the University of California. 

And the risk of dying early from any disease is 55 per cent lower for optimists, say researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands who followed 1,000 people.

One theory is that optimism may increase the will to live, while another is that greater sociability plays a role; these in turn may lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol. 

Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh say that optimism boosts the immune system and protects from psychological stress. 

An American study showed that over a 30-year period, optimists had fewer disabilities and less chronic pain. 

TIGHT-LIPPED

Distressed types (also known as Type D personalities) suffer from a high degree of emotional suffering, but consciously suppress their feelings  -  and as a result may be at higher risk of cancer and heart disease. And once Type Ds develop coronary artery disease, they are at greater risk of dying, according to a Harvard University study. 

The authors suggest that these people have poorly regulated stress hormones, meaning their hearts beat faster, blood pressure rises and blood vessels tighten - all bad for the cardiovascular system. Such types may also have more active immune systems, and therefore more inflammation, which results in damage to blood vessels. 

CONSCIENTIOUS

This is the personality trait most associated with long life, according to a University of California study. It has as significant an effect on longevity as maintaining healthy blood pressure and cholesterol levels, research from Nottingham University suggests. 

It's thought conscientious people avoid risk and are more likely to adopt and maintain healthy behaviours. 

NEUROTIC

If being a neurotic type wasn't hard work enough, it's also associated with asthma, headaches, stomach ulcers and heart disease, according to a University of California study. 

It's suggested that neurotic types often employ less effective coping strategies, with lots of selfblame and hostility, rather than seeking help and support. 

They therefore may become more stressed, resulting in a less effective immune system and greater vulnerability to disease. Another theory is that neurotics are more likely to be depressed, and depression lowers the immune system. 

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EXTROVERT

Like optimists, they are less likely to get heart disease, according to a Milan University study. Italian researchers found that the biggest extroverts were 15 per cent less likely to get disease. 

They are also more likely to recover quickly from disease, and less prone to infections. 

One theory is that they have more effective coping strategies so fewer stress hormones. They may also be more likely to seek medical help for symptoms. 

But one downside is that, according to research at Yamagata University School of Medicine in Japan, they are more likely to be obese than neurotics. 

Theories range from behavioural differences, with extroverts more likely to be sociable and therefore eat more, to genes. 

PESSIMISTIC

Those who always expect the worst will find that when it comes to health, they're right: pessimists have a 19 per cent increased risk of dying early compared to optimists. 

Researchers in America have also found that people who have high levels of pessimism and anxiety have an increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease decades later. 

'What we have shown for the first time is that there's a link between an anxious or pessimistic personality and the future development of Parkinson's,' says neurologist Dr James Bower from the Mayo Clinic. 

'What we didn't find is the explanation for that link. It remains unclear whether anxiety and pessimism are risk factors for Parkinson's disease, or are linked to Parkinson's disease via common risk factors or a common genetic predisposition.'

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