Gerdine, Philip Van Horn, Jr.2019-04-0819641964b14618321https://hdl.handle.net/2144/34538Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston UniversityPLEASE NOTE: Boston University Libraries did not receive an Authorization To Manage form for this thesis or dissertation. It is therefore not openly accessible, though it may be available by request. If you are the author or principal advisor of this work and would like to request open access for it, please contact us at open-help@bu.edu. Thank you.The purpose of this study was to explore the psychological characteristics of patients who suffer from psychophysiological skin disorders. The research was an effort to obtain an understanding of their personality development within the conceptual framework of Ego Psychology. The investigation was designed to examine complex combinations of variables which permit specific traits to be evaluated relative to each other without losing the uniqueness of the individual. [TRUNCATED]en-USCopyright by Philip van Horn Gerdine, Jr. 1964Clinical psychologySkin disordersEgoThesis/Dissertation1171902575491499187788110001161