Keyword: «alexithymia»

Psychosomatic disorders are prevalent in modern society. Asthma is known to be the classic example of psychosomatic disease, which is based on both physiological and psychological causes, in particular, alexithymia. The inability of individuals with high levels of alexithymia to regulate their emotions at the neocortical level contributes to the physiological responses to stressful situations, thereby creating conditions conducive to the development, as well as to the progression of the disease. The authors show that body-oriented psychocorrection plays an essential role in the reductive treatment of bronchial asthma, increases the efficiency of standard therapies, enhances adequate patient’s behavior outside the hospital and improves their quality of their life.

The article examines alexithymia as a specific personality construct and its manifestations in adolescents with signs of mathematical talent. According to a comparative study, adolescents with a high level of academic achievement in mathematics and high results in mathematical competitions of various levels are more likely to have difficulty identifying feelings. They focus more on the external type of thinking, and have less developed penetrating ability of empathy and higher values of alexithymia scales.

The article presents a study aimed at determining the relationship between the influence of the level of alexithymia and aggression on the development of psychoemotional disorders in men and women. The study involved 50 male (25) and female (25) individuals aged 18 to 23 years. According to primary data, it was found that 60% of the total number of subjects studied (100%) have high performance in three main methods: Toronto alexithymic scale (TAS), hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS), bass – darkey aggression questionnaire. This may indicate that these participants are at risk of developing psychoemotional disorders, psychosomatic disorders.