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Il ruolo dell’attaccamento nella middle-childhood e nella prima adolescenza: confronto tra gruppi clinici
No full textAttachment Models, Post-traumatic Symptomatology and Emotional Regulation in Early Adolescence: A Comparative Clinical Study.
No full textALEXITHYMIA IN FACEBOOK ADDICTION: ABOVE AND BEYOND THE ROLE OF PATHOLOGICAL NARCISSISM
Full text linkBackground: Personality dysfunctions and deficits in the capacity to cope with negative emotional states have been related to
internet addictions. However, in relation to Facebook addiction, this issue remains poorly investigated. Specifically, few studies
explored the role played by grandiose and vulnerable narcissism in Facebook addiction. Furthermore, the relationship between
alexithymia and pathological narcissism has not yet been explored in relation to problematic Facebook use. The main objective of
this study was to examine the association among Facebook addiction, pathological narcissism and alexithymia.
Method: A cross sectional study was designed to this aim. A sample of adult participants (N=270; Mage= 41.05; SD = 14.05)
was administered the Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale (BFAS), The Pathological Narcissism Inventory (PNI) and the Toronto
Alexithymia Scale (TAS-20).
Results: Results showed that pathological narcissism, and especially grandiose narcissism, appears to be an important factor
associated to problematic Facebook usage among adults. Moreover, difficulties in the capacity to identify their own emotional states
may be a risk factor for such condition.
Conclusions: In conclusion, these results are in line with other data found in the field of behavioral addictions and add further
reflection for planning more specific clinical intervention programs for individuals addicted to Facebook with narcissistic traits.
These may benefit from a greater focus on the impairments in self-monitoring capacities such as emotional awareness. Personality
psychopathologies should be targeted by clinical interventions, but also broader functional impairments (as such as alexithymia)
should be addressed as more strategic therapeutic objectives in the field of Facebook Addiction
Post-traumatic symptomatology and attachment models among children and adolescents with somatic symptom disorder
No full textThe role of attachment and post-traumatic symptomatology in children and adolescents with defiant oppositional disorder
No full textBACKGROUND: In line with a consistent literature, defiant oppositional disorder in childhood and adolescence have experienced some traumatic events, such as experiences of abuse, rejection, violence assisted. Recent studies are focusing the attention on the role of attachment and post-traumatic symptomatology for a better evaluation of this disorder.
AIM(S): The following objectives are set by the present study: 1) to evaluate the post-traumatic stress and related psychological symptomatology in a group of children diagnosed with defiant oppositional disorder; 2) to evaluate their attachment models; 3) to test the extent of the association between post-traumatic symptomatology and attachment organization in defiant oppositional disorder.
METHOD: Twenty consecutive Italian patients aged from 8 to 15 (m=11.4 ds=1.87), previously diagnosed with defiant oppositional disorder, were administered the Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (TSCC-A) and the Child Attachment Interview (CAI).
RESULTS: Post-traumatic symptomatology, evaluated in 9 subscales, showed clinically significant scores about anger and post-traumatic stress; dissociation symptomatology was seen in 20% of the patients. Insecure attachment was found in more than half of the patients diagnosed with defiant oppositional disorder; high levels of attachment disorganization were found.
CONCLUSIONS: This study suggests that attachment organization may be a fundamental element to be assessed in the evaluation of defiant oppositional disorder in children and adolescents. Finally, methodological limitations restricting causal inferences between attachment and dissociation are discussed
Continuity of attachment in children with disruptive behavior disorders and in their parents: a pilot study
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Disruptive behavior disorder and somatic syptoms disorders. Which strategies of emotion regulation children and their parent's use?
No full textMarriage and attachment in Alzheimer’s Disease: implications for treatments
No full textThis article presents an overview of the role of attachment in the couple’ relationship in presence of a partner with
Alzheimer’s Disease. The diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease has profound repercussions on the individual and family system. The
first objective of this report is to discuss literature on the association between Alzheimer Disease and couple’s relationship, through
the lens of attachment perspective. The usefulness of attachment framework is proposed for a deeper understanding of couple
functioning in presence of AD. The methodology used was a systematic search on electronic databases for published literature. A
detailed search of the databases was conducted for articles published between January 1st 1993 and October 10th 2013: MEDLINE
(via Pub Med), PsycINFO and PsycARTICLES (via EBSCO). It is shown that promising studies from the attachment perspective
can be useful for the understanding of marital relationship in presence of AD. Finally, the interlacement among attachment,
caregiving and sexuality systems in the couple managing this diagnosis is proposed
Le relazioni riparano le rappresentazioni? Un’indagine sui modelli di attaccamento in madri adottive e bambini late-adopted
No full textThis study investigates the attachment patterns in adoptive mothers and lateadopted
children during the first period after adoption and aims to evaluate the role of adoptive
mothers’ security in making the revision of the MOI of these children easier. We administered the
Separation-Reunion Procedure and the Manchester Child Attachment Story Task to the children; to the mother we administered the Adult Attachment Interview. The results show a discontinuity of the 35% in the «secure/insecure» distribution across the time period considered (p = .008). Moreover all the children who show a change from insecurity to security have «secure» mothers (p = .044). Finally our data suggest that the revision of the MOI of the late-adopted children is gradual and that mothers’ security of attachment makes it more likely to occur
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