Female temperament and dementia

Swedish scientists came to the conclusion that a woman with frequent mood changes is more likely to experience the development of Alzheimer's disease. It turned out that there is a direct relationship between temperament and dementia.
Scientists from the University of Goteborg in Sweden for thirty-eight years watched a group of women. They found that psychological characteristics such as stress, frequent mood changes, and neurotic disorders double the risk of developing a life-threatening Alzheimer's disease. More often than not, its victims were women jealous and quick-tempered, overly concerned about their own appearance.

And the greatest danger was represented by strong nervous experiences, which were observed in women in middle age. In total, Swedish researchers observed 800 women. At the very beginning of the study, all of its participants went through personal tests, which determined their level of temperament on the scale of neuroticism. This indicator determined to what extent they developed anxiety and guilt.

Neuroticism is more often observed in people who easily lose their temper, and among the personality traits of which there is anxiety, unrest, a frequent change of mood. These people are more likely to express anger, envy, anxiety and depression. At the time of the study, the average age of the participants was 46 years. Thirty-eight years later, 19% of women who participated in the study became victims of dementia.

It turned out that those who at the time of the study showed the highest result in the school of neuroticism, and who had the highest level of stress, were twice as likely to become victims of severe Alzheimer's disease.

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