Table 2 :  Comparison of Normal and Cancer Groups with regard to their Personality Characteristics

Personality

Cancer Groups

Normal Groups

t

Characteristics       

Mean          

S.D.            

Mean              

S.D.

 

Kindness         

15.80          

2.15         

19.60               

2.80

5.51**

Tolerance             

17.32          

2.19          

19.32

2.82

2.85** 

Revengefulness     

18.00              

2.69          

16.28           

2.65 

2.29* 

Materialistic         

19.44               

3.37          

23.68       

1.83 

5.57** 

Courageous           

15.52       

5.62        

18.08           

3.26 

5.56** 

Anxiety                 

20.88       

5.91       

17.68                  

3.07 

2.44* 

Patience               

15.52       

2.55          

17.52          

2.77 

2.70** 

Allurement           

19.04          

3.72        

16.00       

3.83 

2.87** 

Anger                  

17.44           

2.46        

14.72         

3.12 

3.52** 

Arrogance         

18.28             

2.74       

15.52         

3.30 

3.24**

    *P <.05 ?         **P <.01

 

Table 3 :  Total scores on three types of prakriti of the Normal and Cancer Groups 

Prakriti

No. of

Normal Group

Cancer Group

t

 

Cases  

Mean         

S.D.

Mean

 S.D.  

 

Satwik 

25

17.88  

4.09   

17.28 

4.34  

 0.65 

Rajsik   

25   

15.95  

3.40

18.13 

2.99

2.40**

Tamsik

25

13.04

1.05

16.89

4.95

3.89**

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