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Fenomenologia clinica e funzionamento mentale dei bambini vittime di abuso sessuale intrafamiliare
No full textin corso di stampa-manuale corso di formazione sull'abuso infantile, Progetto Girasole Ospedale bambin Gesu
Evaluation of family drawings of physically and sexually abused children
Full text linkObjective: The aim of this study is to analyse the family drawings of two groups of physically and/or sexually abused children as compared to the drawings of non-abused children of a matched control group. Methods: The drawings by 12 physically abused, 12 sexually abused and 12 non-abused children, all aged between 5 years-old and 10 years-old, were assessed and compared. Family drawings were analysed using a specific Screening Inventory (FDI-Family Drawing Inventory). This Inventory takes into consideration such qualitative and quantitative variables as the quality of drawing, the children's perception of their family members and their own perception of themselves within the family system. Results: The results have shown significant differences between the abused minors and the control group. Abused children are more likely to draw distorted bodies, the human figure is usually represented devoid of details, their drawings generally show clear signals of trauma and the majority of the abused children are likely to exclude their primary caregiver from the drawings. Conclusions: The "drawings of the family" of physically and/or sexually abused children significantly evidence a greater emotional distress then the drawings of the non-abused children of the matched control group. © 2007 Steinkopff Verlag
STRUMENTI E METODI DI VALUTAZIONE IN PSICOPATOLOGIA DELLO SVILUPPO
No full textMetodi e strumenti di valutazione in psicopatologia dello svilupp
Conseguenze traumatiche nell'organizzazione psichica dei bambini vittime di abuso sessuale intrafamiliare
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Construction and preliminary validation of a picture task for the evaluation of emotional competence in children from 4 to 8 years based on the alexithymia theory
No full textAlexithymia is defined as a difficulty in recognizing and describing one’s emotions, characterized
by constricted imaginal processes and externally oriented thinking. During the last ten years several
studies have investigated the relationship between alexithymia and health in childhood and adolescence, confirming that alexithymia could be defined as a risk factor for pathology also during
development. Research in the field is currently constrained by the scarcity of instruments for the
assessment of alexithymia in children. The objective of the present study is to create and validate a
task for the evaluation of emotional competence in children from 4 to 8, based on the construct of
alexithymia. Specifically, the task aims to evaluate childrens’ abilities in identifying and describing
emotions, and in imagining a fantasy story on an emotional topic. In a first part of the task children
are asked to choose among 4 pictures, representing 4 basic emotions (happiness, fear, sadness,
angry), the emotional expression of a character represented in a situation. Children are also asked to
describe what is happening in the images and to tell a story on the emotion investigated. A second
part of the task evaluates in a similar way 4 complex emotions (loneliness, envy, shame, guilt). The
interviewer assigns a score for two dimensions: Ability in Identifying and Describing Feelings and
Imaginal Processes. The task was administered to 100 children recruited in kindergarten and
elementary schools of Rome, during school time, with the presence of a teacher. Preliminary results
showed no relationships between the two dimension scores and the children’s age and gender. A
significant correlation was found between the Ability in Identifying and Describing Feelings score
and the Imaginal Processes score (r=.62; p=.02). Results appear to confirm a possible application
and evaluation of the alexithymia construct in children from 4 to 8 years
Raccontare il trauma
No full textWhereas relevant literature and recent researches have well analyzed the consequences of childhood trauma, less is known about how children represent, remember and tell traumatic events. This study describes how children think and remember traumatic events. The authors analyses imptomatology, psychiatric outcomes trauma memory of 30 children (10 physically abused, 10 who have losta caregiver, 10 suffered by chronic illness), aged between 6-12 years old
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