IN THIS CHAPTER WE FIRST REVIEW THE IMPACT OF THE CHILD'S DIAGNOSIS ON THE PARENTS, THEN WE DESCRIBE CHARACTERISTICS OF BOTHE THE SICK CHILDREN AND HER OR HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PARENTS. SUBSEQUENTLY WE DISCUSS ATTACHMENT STUDIES INVOLVING CHILDREN WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF DISEASES TO DETERMINE IF THE DISTRIBURIONS OF ATTACHMENT PATTERNS DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY FROM HEALTHY SAMPLES. LAST, WE DISCUSS THE PLANNING OF INTERVENTIONS AIMED AT PROMOTING THE SECURITY OF ATTACHMENT IN THOSE PARENT-CHILD DYADS WHO HAVE TO COPE WITH THE PROBLEM OF A CHILD'S (CHRONIC) ILLNESS. THE LAST SECTION OF THE CHAPTER PRESENTS THE FIRST RESULTS OF THE APPLICATION OF THE VIPP-R INTERVENTION IN TWO SAMPLES OF FAMILIES FORCED TO COPE WITH THEIR CHILD'S HEALTH PROBLEMS: FAMILIES WITH PRETERM AND DERMATITIS INFANTS.THESE DYADS ARE CONSIDERED AT RISK FOR INSECURE ATTACHMENT; IN FACT, IMPAIRMENTS IN THE CHILDREN'S COMMUNICATIVE BEHAVIORS MAY MAKE THEIR SIGNALS LESS READABLE, AND THEY MAY INTERFERE WITH THE "GOOD ENOUGH" SENSITIVITY THAT THEIR MOTHERS WOULD DISPLAY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. MOREOVER, FREQUENT HOSPITALIZATIONS MAY JEOPARDIZE THE EFFORTS OF PARENTS TO REMAIN FOCUSED ON THE CHILD'S ATTACHMENT BEHAVIORS AND NEEDS.

Supporting families with preterm children and children suffering from dermatitis

CASSIBBA, Rosalinda;COPPOLA, GABRIELLE, JOHANNA;COSTANTINI, ALESSANDRO;
2008-01-01

Abstract

IN THIS CHAPTER WE FIRST REVIEW THE IMPACT OF THE CHILD'S DIAGNOSIS ON THE PARENTS, THEN WE DESCRIBE CHARACTERISTICS OF BOTHE THE SICK CHILDREN AND HER OR HIS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PARENTS. SUBSEQUENTLY WE DISCUSS ATTACHMENT STUDIES INVOLVING CHILDREN WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF DISEASES TO DETERMINE IF THE DISTRIBURIONS OF ATTACHMENT PATTERNS DIFFER SIGNIFICANTLY FROM HEALTHY SAMPLES. LAST, WE DISCUSS THE PLANNING OF INTERVENTIONS AIMED AT PROMOTING THE SECURITY OF ATTACHMENT IN THOSE PARENT-CHILD DYADS WHO HAVE TO COPE WITH THE PROBLEM OF A CHILD'S (CHRONIC) ILLNESS. THE LAST SECTION OF THE CHAPTER PRESENTS THE FIRST RESULTS OF THE APPLICATION OF THE VIPP-R INTERVENTION IN TWO SAMPLES OF FAMILIES FORCED TO COPE WITH THEIR CHILD'S HEALTH PROBLEMS: FAMILIES WITH PRETERM AND DERMATITIS INFANTS.THESE DYADS ARE CONSIDERED AT RISK FOR INSECURE ATTACHMENT; IN FACT, IMPAIRMENTS IN THE CHILDREN'S COMMUNICATIVE BEHAVIORS MAY MAKE THEIR SIGNALS LESS READABLE, AND THEY MAY INTERFERE WITH THE "GOOD ENOUGH" SENSITIVITY THAT THEIR MOTHERS WOULD DISPLAY UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. MOREOVER, FREQUENT HOSPITALIZATIONS MAY JEOPARDIZE THE EFFORTS OF PARENTS TO REMAIN FOCUSED ON THE CHILD'S ATTACHMENT BEHAVIORS AND NEEDS.
2008
0-8058-6351-6
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