• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.113-126
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• 2007

1. Objectives The objective of this study was to measure the differences of EEG changes accoring to emotional stimulus in Sasangin. 2. Methods 44 healthy volunteers(Soyangin 10, Soeumin 14, Taeumin 20) were participated. Sasang Constitution was diagnosed by Sasang specialist. Volunteers watched horror movie as the emotional stimulus. We recorded EEG data during pre-stimulus rest(120sec), during-stimulus(197sec), rest-stimulus(120sec). Power spectral analysis was done and relitive power and ${\alpha}/{\beta}$ ratio were compared among each groups. 3. Results (1) The mean of relative ${\alpha}$ of Taeumin was significantly decreased according to stimulus compared with Soyagnin. (2) Relative ${\alpha}$ of Soeumin was significantly decreased in T3 area according to stimulus compared with Taeumin. (3) Relative ${\beta}$ of Taeumin group was significantly increased in Fp2 area according to stimulus compared with Soeumin. 4) Relative $high-{\beta}$ of Soyangin group was significantly decreased in F3 by the post-stimulus rest compared with Soeumin. (5) ${\alpha}/{\beta}$ ratio of Soeumin was significantly increased according to stimulus compared with other groups. 4. Conclusions Soyangin showed sensitive changes according to the emotional simulus compared with Soeumin and Taeumin. Above results suggest that the emotional characteristics of Sasangin can be measured by objective methods as by EEG.

• 대한약침학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.55-60
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• 2014

Objectives: This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy and the safety of constitutional herbal tea for treating chronic fatigue with no diagnosed cause, which is called Mibyeong in Korea. Methods: Males and females with ages between 40 and 59 years who had complained of fatigue for 1 month consistently or for 6 months intermittently without a definite cause were recruited. At the same time, a Chalder fatigue scale (CFS) score of 19 was essential for participation in this study. Sixty five subjects completed the entire process, including blood tests and tests with medical devices. Five assessments of health status were accomplished over 8 weeks by using the CFS and the visual analogue scale (VAS). To ensure that the constitutional herbal tea was being safely used, we conducted and analyzed renal function and liver function tests. For the diagnosis of the Sasang constitution, the Sasang Constitutional Analysis Tool (SCAT) was used, and a specialist in Sasang constitutional medicine made the final diagnosis based on the SCAT result. Constitutional herbal tea was served four weeks after the first visit. The subjects took the constitutional herbal tea twice a day for one month. Results: The results are as follows: The CFS and the VAS scores were significantly improved for the subjects in the constitutional herbal tea. No abnormalities were found on the blood tests to evaluate safety after taking the constitutional herbal tea. The improvements in the CFS and the VAS scores due to the constitutional herbal tea had no significant differences according to the Sasang constitution. Conclusion: Constitutional herbal tea may be used to reduce fatigue and improve health and has no adverse effect on either the kidney or the liver.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.25-34
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• 2007

Objective : This study was done to investigate the differences of HRV(Heart Rate Variability) change as the response to the emotional stimulus in each Sasang constitutions. Method : We investigated 44 healthy volunteers consisted of 10 Soyangin, 14 Soeumin and 20 Taeumin. After diagnosing the Sasang constitution by specialist of Sasang medicine, we measured the baseline emotional state(100 sec) before the stimulus, the changing emotional state(100 sec) while fearful film was being played. And we rechecked the emotional state(100 sec) while taking a rest. At last, volunteers checked the questionnaire for emotional response. We analysed ECG data with HRV-time domain and frequency domain analysis. Results : (1) There were no significant difference in Mean-RR , SDNN between each groups. (2) LF of Taeumin group significantly increased by the emotional stimulation compared with other groups. (3) There was no significant difference in TP, HF, normalized LF, normalized HF, but the variation of each period in Taeumin group was bigger than those of other groups. (4) Soeumin group reported that they felt significant disgust-emotion in the questionnaire compared with other groups. Conclusion : Taeumin group showed significant emotional changes on HRV by fear stimulus film.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.61-73
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• 2004

This study was prepared to investigate the correlation between Sasang constitutional groups and voice characteristics using voice analysis system(in this study, CSL). I focused on the voice characteristics in terms of harmonics, Formant frequency and Formant Bandwidth. The subjects were 71 males. I classified them into three groups, that is Soeumin group, Soyangin group and Taeumin group. The classification method of Constitution used two ways, QSCCII(Questionnarie for the Sasang Constitution Classification II) and Interview with a specialist in Sasang Constitution. So 71 people were categorized into 31 Soeumin(people), 18 Soyangin(people) and 22 Taeumin(people). Pitch is approximately similar to the fundamental frequency(F0) in voices. Shimmer in dB gives an evaluation of the period-to-period variability of the peak-to-peak amplitude within the analyzed voice sample. FFT(Fast Fourier Transform) method in CSL can display sampled voices into harmonics. H1 is the first peak and h2 is the second peak in the harmonics. The amplitude difference of h1 and h2(h1-h2) can be explained as the speaker's phonation type, And Formant frequency and bandwidth can be explained as the speaker's vocal tract. So I checked the harmonics and Formant frequency and Bandwidth as the voice parameters. First I have captured /e/ voices from all subjects using microphone. And then I analyzed /e/ voices with CSL. Power Spectrum and Formant History is the menu in the CSL which can display harmonics and Formant frequency and bandwidth. The results about the correlation between Sasang Constitutional Groups and voice parameters are as follows; 1. There is no significant amplitude difference of harmonics(h1-h2) among three groups. 2. There is the significant difference between Soeumin Group and Soyangin Group in Formant Frequency 1 and Formant Bandwidth 1(p<0.05). Any other parameters have no significance. I assume that Soyangin Group has clearer and brighter voice than Soeumin Group according to the Formant Bandwidth difference. And I think its result has coincidence with the context of "Dongyi Suse Bowon" and "Sasangimhejinam".

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.396-403
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• 2015

Objectives The purpose of this study was to analyze the characteristics of each Soyang constitutional Exterior and Interior disease's favorable-unfavorable pattern using the Temperament and Character Inventory(TCI) in a Korean adult clinical sample.Methods A total of 32 subjects(age 20-49) completed the Korean version of the TCI. A Sasang Constitutional Medicine specialist determined each subject's Sasang constitutional type based on the Questionnaire for Sasang Constitution Diagnosis(QSCC∥) and comprehensive constitutional assessment. The participants consisting of 15 favorable pattern, 17 unfavorable pattern.Results Among the four temperament dimensions, the favorable pattern showed significantly higher scores than the unfavorable pattern in Novelty Seeking(NS) and Reward Dependence(RD). Among the three character dimensions, the unfavorable pattern showed significantly higher score than the favorable pattern subjects in Self-Directedness(SD).Conclusions Differences in temperament and character were discovered across the Soyang Constitutional disease's Exterior and Interior disease's favorable-unfavorable pattern.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.151-183
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• 1999

사상체질진단(四象體質診斷)에 있어 임상적(臨床的)으로 가장 많이 활용(活用)되며 또한 객관성(客觀性)이 인정(認定)되고 있는 방법(方法)으로는 설문지(設問紙)를 이용하는 방법(方法)이 있으며 그 중 대표적으로 사상변증내용(四象辨證內容) 설문조사지(設問調査紙)(I)과 사상체질분류조사지(四象體質分類調査紙)(QSCC II)가 있으나, 그 체질판정(體質判定)에 있어 각기 한쪽 체질(體質)로 치우치는 경향성(傾向性)을 보이므로 인(因)하여 임상가(臨床家)에서는 그 나름대로의 가치(價値)를 지니면서도 크게 일반화(一般化)되지 못하는 것이 현실(現實)이다. 본(本) 연구(硏究)는 사상체질진단(四象體質診斷)의 객관화(客觀化)를 위한 설문지(設問紙)의 연구(硏究)로써 동의대학교(東義大學校) 한의과대학(韓醫科大學) 부속한방병원(附屬韓方病院)에 내원(來院)한 자(者) 692명(名)(종합건강진단센터 대상자(對象者) 575명(名)과 환자(患者) 117명(名) 중 설문지(設問紙)(I)과 설문지(設問紙)(II)의 설문조사(設問調査) 결과(結果)와 사상체질전공의(四象體質專攻醫)의 체질판별(體質判別) 결과(結果)가 모두 치(致)하는 250명(名) 중(中)에서 설문지(設問紙) 내용(內容)이 비교적(比較的) 충실(充實)한 200명(名)을 대상(對象)으로 설문조사(設問調査) 내용(內容)을 통계분석(統計分析)하고 이를 토대(土臺)로 새로운 설문(設問)의 구성(構成)을 시도(試圖)하여 다음과 같은 결과(結果)를 얻게 되었다. 1. 설문지(設問紙)(I), 설문지(設問紙)(II)의 총(總) 192문항(問項)((설문지(設問紙)(I) 71문항(問項), 설문지(設問紙)(II) 121문항(問項))중에서 유의성(有意性)을 가지는 문항(問項)(P값이 최소(最小) 0.04 이상(以下))은 84문항(問項)(설문지(設問紙)(I)이 39문항(問項), 설문지(設問紙)(II)가 45문항(問項))이었다. 이중에서 서로 중복되는 항목(項目)이 22항목(項目)을 감안하연 설문지(設問紙)(I)과 설문지(設問紙)(II)의 총(總) 192문항(問項) 중(中) 체질(體質)에 따른 유의도(有意度) 검사(檢査)에 있어서 실질적(實質的)으로 유의(有意)있게 나타나는 문항(問項)은 총(總) 73문항(問項)이었다. P값이 0.001이하(以下)의 값을 보인 문항(問項)은 설문지(設問紙)(I)이 33문항(問項)이었으며, 설문지(設問紙)(II)의는 40문항(問項)으로 나타나 대체로 유의성(有意性)이 매우 높음을 알 수 있었다. 2. "설문지(設問紙)를 통한 사상체질(四象體質)의 임상적(臨床的) 분류방안(分類方案) 연구(硏究)"와 "체질진단분류(體質診斷分類)에 따른 질병(疾病) 및 증상유형(症狀類型)에 관한 임상적(臨床的) 연구(硏究)II"에서 유의성(有意性)이 입증(立證)된 설문문항(設問問項)을 몇 가지 추가(追加)하여 총(總) 851문항(問項)의 설문지(設問紙)를 구성(構成)하였다. 각(各) 문항(問項)들을 항목별(項目別)로 나누어 살펴보면, <체격(體格)과 체형(體型)>을 묻는 문항(問項)이 7개(個) 문항(問項)이었고, <외모(外貌)(안색(顔色))와 태도(態度)>를 묻는 문항(問項)이 7개(個) 문항(問項)이었고, <습관(習慣)과 성격(性格)>을 묻는 문항(問項)이 3개(個) 문항(問項)이었고, <생리(生理)-병리상태(病理狀態)>를 묻는 문항(問項)이 3개(個) 문항(問項)이었고, <평소(平素) 건강(健康)할 때 자주 느끼는 증상(症狀)>을 묻는 문항(問項)이 4개(個) 문항(問項)이었고, <식사습관(食事習慣)>을 묻는 문항(問項)이 3개(個) 문항(問項)이었으며, <평소(平素) 잘 나타나는 증세(症勢)>를 묻는 문항(問項)이 14개(個) 문항(問項)이었고, <일처리와 장단점(長短點)>을 묻는 문항(問項)이 6개(個) 문항(問項)이었고, <대인관계(對人關係)>에 대하여 묻는 문항(問項)이 7개(個) 문항(問項)이었고, <평소(平素)의 마음>에 대하여 묻는 문항(問項)이 5개(個) 문항(問項)이었고, <감정특성(感情特性)>에 대하여 묻는 문항(問項)이 1개(個) 문항(問項)이었고, <행동특성(行動特性)>에 대하여 묻는 문항(問項)이 10개(個) 문항(問項)이었고, <성격(性格)>에 대하여 묻는 문항(問項)이 15개(個) 문항(問項)이었다. 3. 문제지(設問紙)에서 소양인(少陽人)에 해당되는 항목(項目)은 84항목(項目)이었으며, 소음인(少陰人)에 해당되는 항목(項目)은 87항목(項目)이었으며, 태음인(太陰人)에 해당되는 항목(項目)은 70항목(項目)이었다. 또한 각(各) 설문항목(設問項目)의 유의성(有意性) 검사(檢査)에서 나타난 응답율(應答率)을 점수화(點數化)하여 가산점(加算點)을 부가(附加)한 후(後) 합산(合算)한 결과(結果) 소양인(少陽人) 항목(項目)의 점수(點數) 합계(合計)는 7785.04점(點)이었고, 소음인(少陰人) 항목(項目)의 점수(點數) 합계(合計)는 7742.80점(點)이었으며, 태음인(太陰人) 항목(項目)의 점수(點數) 합계(合計)는 7746.60점(點)이었다. 4. 새로운 설문지(設間紙)(III)의 유의성(有意性)은 임상환자(臨床患者) 75명(名)의 체질진단(體質診斷)에 있어 73.33%의 진단(診斷) 정확율(正確率)을 보이고 있으 나, 소음인(少陰人)과 태음인(太陰人)에 비하여 소양인(少陽人)의 판별율(判別率)이 다소 떨어지게 나타나고 있으며 태양인(太陽人)은 설문(設問)에서 제외(除外) 되었다.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.34-47
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• 2019

Introduction Cloninger's Novelty-Seeking (NS) and Harm-Avoidance (HA) were found to be the biopsychological characteristic of Sasang typology, and the So-Yang type has high NS and low HA however the So-Eum type as contrary. The purpose of this study was to show the clinical usefulness of these measures as objective clinical index of Sasang typology in foreign countries lacking validated measures. Methods The Sasang type of 103 university students was diagnosed using Questionnaire for Sasang Constitution Classification (QSCC) II and clinical specialist, and biopsychological and physical features with NS, HA, Sasang Personality Questionnaire (SPQ) and BMI. These measures were normalized to make a noble index of 'NS(100-HA)', and the correlation among these were examined with Pearson's correlation. The differences of biopsychological and physical features between Sasang type groups were attested with ANCOVA, and the comparison of clinical usefulness of SPQ and NS(100-HA) were examined with discriminant analysis. Results SPQ and BMI were clinically useful for Sasang typology as shown in previous studies, and the substitution of SPQ with normalized NS(100-HA) was found acceptable. The NS(100-HA) is significantly correlated with SPQ (r=0.466, p<0.01), however not with BMI (r=0.079, ns). The SPQ and NS(100-HA) scores were found to be distinctive between Sasang type groups, and these were found to predict Sasang type of participants with similar correctness. Discussion and Conclusion The current study reviewed the theoretical backgrounds and confirmed the clinical usefulness of Cloninger's biopsychological theory in Sasang typology. These might provide foundations for integrative medicine and cross-cultural biopsychology of the East and West.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.351-360
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• 2011

1. Objective: This study was designed to analyze the characteristics of each Sasang constitutional type using the Temperament and Character Inventory (TCI). 2. Methods: A total of 135 healthy subjects (age 19-30) participated in this study, consisting of 35 Soyang-type, 66 Taeeum-type, 30 Soeum-type, and 4 Taeyang-type subjects. A Sasang Constitutional Medicine specialist determined each subject's Sasang constitutional type based on the Two Step Questionnaire for Sasang Constitution Diagnosis (TS-QSCD) and comprehensive constitutional assessment. The subjects were also asked to complete the TCI. 3. Results: Among the four temperament dimensions, the Soyang- and Taeeum-type subjects showed significantly higher scores than the Soeum-type subjects in Novelty Seeking (NS). The Soeum-type subjects showed significantly higher scores than the Taeum- and Soyang-type subjects in Harm Avoidance (HA) (Soeum type > Taeeum type > Soyang type). The Soyang-type subjects showed significantly higher scores than the Soeum-type subjects in Reward Dependence (RD). The Soyang- and Taeeum-type subjects showed significantly higher scores than the Soeum-type subjects in Persistence (P). Among the three character dimensions, the Soyang-type subjects showed significantly higher score than the Taeeumand Soeum-type subjects in Self-Directedness (SD) (Soyang type > Taeeum type > Soeum type). The Soyang-type showed significantly higher scores than the Taeeum-type in Cooperativeness (C). 4. Conclusions: Differences in temperament and character were discovered across the Sasang constitutional types. The Sasang constitutional characteristics should be investigated in larger studies in the future. Similar studies could add to the growing knowledge of Sasang constitutional typology and contribute to a more accurate Sasang constitutional diagnosis.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2022

Objectives The purpose of this study is to compare the changes before and after constitutional acupuncture treatment in soyangin who received embedding therapy for wrinkle improvement. Methods A retrospective study reviewing medical records was conducted. The patient was classified as a Soyangin by a specialist based on K-PRISM, personality, appearance, voice and usual symptoms. Records on the degree of wrinkles, postoperative symptoms, and patient satisfaction were reviewed. Results The patient's wrinkles were improved after the embedding therapy. After therapy symptoms were fever, flushing, and burning sensation. After acupuncture, these symptoms were reduced. Patient satisfaction increased after constitutional acupuncture treatment. Conclusion As a result of embedding treatment in Soyangin patients, there was an effect of wrinkle improvement. As a result of constitutional acupuncture treatment, anxiety and stress were reduced before the procedure, and symptoms of heat, burning, and flushing were reduced after the procedure.

• 사상체질의학회지
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.14-22
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• 2013

Objectives The purpose of this study is to know hematologic characteristics of patients with stroke in Sasang Constitutional Medicine which will be helpful for the prevention and treatment of stroke. Methods We collected data from 111 patients who received treatment as a stroke inpatient at one Korean medicine hospital in Busan, Korea. A Sasang Constitutional Medicine(SCM) specialist diagnosed their Sasang Constitutional types based on the four diagnosis standard of SCM and herbal medicine reaction. Results of hematologic tests were classified according to gender, age, stroke types and Sasang Constitutional types and analysed by SAS system. Results 1. Male's mean value of RBC count, Hemoglobin and Hematocrit was lower than normal range. 2. The mean value of hsCRP of above age 65 group was 3.19 times significantly higher than under age 65 group. 3. The mean value of platelet of cerebral hemorrhage group was significantly higher than cerebral infarction group. 4. The mean value of triglyceride of Taeeumin was significantly higher than Soyangin and Soeumin. Conclusions For the prevention of stroke, appropriate treatment of stress, trauma and infections is needed and male require a regular and balanced meals. Especially Taeeumin need to eat small meals to avoid excessive accumulation of energy.