A quantitative study of the relationship between basal metabolic rate and children's behavior problems.

Abstract

HE indications for this study come from four chief sources:T the endocrinologists, the constitutionalists, the work on basal metabolism done on adult psychotics, and experimentation on the relationship between emotions and metabolic rate.Timme and his fellow endocrinologists point out, on the basis of clinical experience, that various endocrinological types have accompanying characteristic behavior, even in childhood. The hyperpitituary type of child is heavily sexed, enuretic, witty and keen. The hypopituitary type suffers from sluggish mentation, is slow-moving, backward a t school, unmoral, loses emotional control easily and has a diminished sex drive. The hyperthyroid type is hyperactive, restless and emotional in contrast to the dull, sluggish, stupid hypothyroid child. T h e hyperadrenal and the hypoadrenal present characteristic behaviour deviation. The hypogonoidal is infantile. Each endocrinological type has also been given its own typical metabolic rate with more agreement among the workers in this field for the thyroid types, and less agreement for the other types.' Whatever one thinks of the accuracy of this endocrinological approach to behavior problems in childhood, the least tolerant will admit that the endocrinologists have a t least strongly suggested the value of studying basal metabolism as a fresh line of attack for the improvement of our understanding.The constitutionalists-Kretchmer abroad and Wertheimer and Draper in this country-have called eager attention to the relationship between physique and temperament among the normal as well as among the abnormal. T h e pyknic type "with large body cavities, medium height, soft rounded limbs, broad face on a short massive neck" is much inclined to manic-depressive states. The pyknic even in his normal expression has a cyclothymic tem-* Presented a t the 1929 meeting of the American Orthopsychiatric Association.See references I and 2. 298

The relationship between basal physiological functions and intelligence in adolescents.

“…It appears that we are here confronted with another example of the * These findings, although in disagreement with Hinton's report, concur with Patrick and Rowles, 1 * who found zero correlations between intelligence and basal metabolic rate and blood pressure in a group of college women. Rothbart, 14 studying boys and girls in a state institution, and Levy, 9 studying clinic children, also found extremely low or zero correlations between intelligence and BMR.…”

The relationship between basal physiological functions and intelligence in adolescents.

“…It appears that we are here confronted with another example of the * These findings, although in disagreement with Hinton's report, concur with Patrick and Rowles, 1 * who found zero correlations between intelligence and basal metabolic rate and blood pressure in a group of college women. Rothbart, 14 studying boys and girls in a state institution, and Levy, 9 studying clinic children, also found extremely low or zero correlations between intelligence and BMR.…”

The relationship between basal physiological functions and intelligence in adolescents.

“…It appears that we are here confronted with another example of the * These findings, although in disagreement with Hinton's report, concur with Patrick and Rowles, 1 * who found zero correlations between intelligence and basal metabolic rate and blood pressure in a group of college women. Rothbart, 14 studying boys and girls in a state institution, and Levy, 9 studying clinic children, also found extremely low or zero correlations between intelligence and BMR.…”

The relationship between basal physiological functions and intelligence in adolescents.

“…It appears that we are here confronted with another example of the * These findings, although in disagreement with Hinton's report, concur with Patrick and Rowles, 1 * who found zero correlations between intelligence and basal metabolic rate and blood pressure in a group of college women. Rothbart, 14 studying boys and girls in a state institution, and Levy, 9 studying clinic children, also found extremely low or zero correlations between intelligence and BMR.…”