Traits of character accentuations in alexithymic adolescents of Magadan town

Results of study of character accentuations carried out among adolescent residents of Magadan who demonstrate alexithymia in structure of the personality have been presented in this paper. It has been found that schoolchildren of both sexes with alexithymic type of personality structure as compared with non-alexithymic subjects of the same age are characterized by reliably more severe dysthymia but show less severe hyperthymia. It has been noted that the examined alexithymic girls as compared with non-alexithymic ones, demonstrate a significantly more severe anxious type of character while they are less hyperthymic, rigid or demonstrative. Concerning the boys, they may be considered to have more severe exaltation, rigidity, and pedantry in their character accentuations.