To investigate the relationship of stroke hemiplegia patients' personalities, TCM patterns and coping modes. Methods:Seventy nine patients answered self-designed questionnaire, five-type personality scale and Medical Coping Mode Questionnaire (MCMQ).Results:The composition of five-type personalities were significantly different between the patient and the normal group (P<0.05), as true of coping modes of any two patterns (P<0.05); The personality type was significantly correlated with coping modes of the patient group and certain disease patterns (P<0.05). Conclusion:As of personality and coping modes, stroke hemiplegia patients were generally excessive in yang in the percentagewise order as follows: liver yang hyperactivity, wind-phlegm obstruction, yin deficiency of liver and kidney, qi deficiency and blood stagnation, obstruction of collaterals by phlegm.