Temperament Profiles of Children and Adolescents with Psychotic and Mood Disorders

Abstract

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Psychiatric disorders are often linked to dysfunctions within neurotransmitter systems, and the same systems play a role in healthy temperaments. Development of a common bio-behavioural taxonomy based on functionality of neurotransmitter systems suggests examining temperament profiles in patients with various psychiatric disorders. <b><i>Objective:</i></b> (1) To investigate temperament profiles in two age groups of children with delusional disorders; (2) to investigate temperament profiles in adolescents with mood disorders; (3) to investigate temperament profiles in in vitro fertilisation (IVF) children. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Sample: in total 171 participants (M/F = 91/80), healthy children and teenagers (volunteers); two age groups of children with psychotic disorders; teens with mood disorders (clients of the Federal Mental Health Center) and healthy IVF. Parents of participants completed a test based on the neurochemical model Functional Ensemble of Temperament (FET). <b><i>Results and Conclusions:</i></b> (1) Both age groups of children with psychotic disorders had significantly lower scores on the scales of physical endurance, tempo, plasticity, and self-satisfaction, in comparison to healthy controls; the psychotic group aged 5–11 had also lower scores on the impulsivity scale, whereas the psychotic group 12–17 had lower scores on the social endurance and social tempo scales and higher neuroticism. (2) Teens with mood disorders had lower scores on the self-confidence-satisfaction scale and higher scores on the impulsivity scale, in comparison to controls. (3) No difference between IVF and naturally conceived children were found. The results show the benefits of using the FET framework for structuring the correspondence between psychiatric disorders and temperament as it differentiates between social versus physical aspects of behaviour and orientational versus executive aspects.

Correlation of temperament characteristics and early functional exercise compliance in school-age children with limb fractures: Implication for clinical nursing care

“…Although the ability to accept and adapt to new things and the environment is not strong, but it can be accepted slowly, so the compliance is higher than that of the troublesome children. Studies [ 39 , 40 ] have shown that children with troublesome temperament characteristics are more likely to show crying, frequent injuries, and anxiety. The stronger the response intensity, the worse the early functional exercise compliance, and the weaker the response level, the better the early exercise compliance.…”

Contingent Tunes of Neurochemical Ensembles in the Norm and Pathology: Can We See the Patterns?

“…Deficiency in behavioural plasticity (rigidity) seen in OCD was indeed linked to both DA and 5-HT systems [235-237]. Abnormal cognitive and behavioural plasticity was also noted in delusional disorders [216, 231-234], all linked to an excess of DA. Moreover, forebrain depletion of 5-HT has also been linked to premature initiation of actions (i.e., impulsivity) [212, 244, 245], indicative of the importance of 5-HT support of behavioural integration.…”

Functional Constructivism Approach to Multilevel Nature of Bio-Behavioral Diversity

“…Table 3 also cites studies that used FET-structure test (Structure of Temperament Questionnaire, STQ-77) on clinical samples. The STQ was introduced over 30 years ago ( 18 , 63 – 65 , 203 ), and its compact version, STQ-77 was adapted to 22 languages ( 17 , 65 – 67 , 202 – 204 , 206 , 215 , 216 ).…”