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Understanding Tic Disorders and Personality Traits in Eastern Medicine

Lee Jong-hoon, director of Mokdong Branch of Hamsoa Oriental Medical Clinic

Personality refers to the unique qualities or character that an individual possesses. In English it is sometimes translated as character, personality or nature and among these the word personality includes individual characteristics and behaviors such as extroversion, openness, sincerity, agreeableness or neuroticism. Nature refers to a wide range of individual characteristics, including not only psychological characteristics but also physical characteristics.

MBTI, popular in Korea, is also a theory that explains personality and classifies it into 16 personalities based on four criteria: extraversion and introversion, sensation and intuition, thinking and emotion, judgment and perception. In Eastern medicine, personality is not judged only within the mind, but in relation to the body.Do. Therefore, it is understood as a concept of nature that includes not only character or personality but also physical characteristics. this is Treatment by looking at the mind and body together instead of seeing them as twoThis is due to the characteristics of oriental medicine, which is holistic medicine.

What is the personality of a child who often presents with tic disorders?

Even without mentioning Eastern medicine, we already know people with positive and negative tendencies. In the MBTI, the extroverted Type E is considered a Yang person with a positive tendency, while the introverted Type I is considered a Yin person with a negative tendency. In addition to this In Eastern medicine, people with a healthy physique, strong stamina and strong heat are generally considered yang people, and conversely, types with a small physique, weak stamina and very cold are considered yin people.It is also seen as

Meeting at the doctor’s office If we look at the tendencies of many children suffering from tics, the percentage of both subjects is generally high. Even when estimating the ratio of Yang-in to Eum-in prescriptions for the treatment of tic disorders, the rate of Yang-in prescriptions is much higher than that of Eum-in prescriptions. This is a feature of a disease called tic disorder. Unwanted “exercise”.Because it’s. In movement Since movement leads to yang, tics occur more often in people with a positive tendency.On the other hand, because rest without movement leads from stillness to yin, it seems to occur relatively less often in people with a yin tendency.

What are the main emotions that trigger or form the background to tic disorders?

Basic human emotions include joy, excitement, anger, worry, tension, sensitivity, anxiety, fear, sadness, resentment, depression, and disgust. Everyone experiences different emotions in everyday life. However, during medical treatments, I see people react with different emotions to the same stimulus.

For example, even in the same stressful situation, some people get angry, others worry, and still others fall into depression. While treating tic disorders in children, it has been observed that tic disorders tend to occur when the emotions of anger (irritability), excitement, tension, worry, anxiety, and fear (surprise) become prominent.can do. Because children’s basic emotions are generally more positive than those of adults, negative emotions such as sadness, depression, and resentment are not often found.

However When your weak feelings about stress appear excessively There are many cases in which tic disorders appear or worsen. Even if it’s not just negative emotions When certain emotions become excessive and the balance is disruptedTic disorders may also appear or worsen. Right now Treatment by selecting herbs and prescriptions that improve stress caused by the emotion or help control the emotion itself.Tic disorders can be treated with relative ease.

Sometimes, depending on the child, weak emotions are not easily revealed. But Treatment of tic disorder is much easier if sufficient treatment time is given not only to the patient but also to the guardian and if a detailed understanding of the emotions is obtained through a thorough consultation.It can happen.

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