THE COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PERSONALITY TRAITS, STRESS AND DEPRESSION INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING FROM CANCER AND INDIVIDUALS OF NORMAL

Cancer is a disease in which the different factors that play a role in the
personality characteristics, levels of psychological stress and depression are important factors. This
study compared the personality characteristics, levels of psychological stress and depression in cancer
patients and normal people.
Materials and Methods: This research was comparison of this study descriptive. All cancer patients
have been included from Shahid Ghazy and Ostad Aalinasab hospital of Tabriz. Control group
included the teachers and staff education and
Office Staff Contacts which were selected by matching method.Participants were 111 men and
women-(56) with cancer and the other (55) without cancer. Also for data collection used of
Demographic research, Test type C, Eysenck Personality Test, scale of life events and Zong
Depression Questionnaire. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and t tests were used for
analysis.
Results: Data analysis showed that cancer patients reported significantly higher levels of stress and
depression than non-cancer individuals. The patient factors extraversion gained lower scores and also
higher scores on the Neuroticism and type C subjects. However depression in cancer patients were
higher than healthy individuals
Conclusion: The findings stated that the personality characteristic Neuroticism, life events stress and
depression in cancer is as effective and dangerous. Therefore, efforts to reduce these personality trait
and to exposure sense of life stress and depression seems to be necessary.