Bowlby’s theory of attachment is still relevant in understanding child care issues, but in a world dominated by parental issues psychological intervention may become a way of life. “Privation, when there is failure for a person to form an attachment to any individual- through a series of early different carers or family discord, Distortion occurs through lack of stimulation and affection” ( Woods, 2006, pg 139 ). Attachment issues may continue on in later life, a person could have trouble forming relationships. A person may feel the need to seek help with these issues and a good medium for help would be short term Psychodynamic
How are children affected by trauma? Taylor and Weems conclude that “children may respond to traumatic events through disorganized or agitated behavior” (Taylor & Weems, 2009, p. 92). They further state that children who experience posttraumatic stress through reliving the event “may manifest such through repetitive play, reenacting the traumatic event or through recurrent upsetting dreams about the traumatic event” (Taylor & Weems, 2009, p. 92).Terr
Not only does social rejection cause stress and aggression in a young child, it results in stress among the family due to the child’s behavioral changes. Robert M. Hodapp. “Mental Retardation: II. Contextual Issues.” Development and Disabilities
She used the stranger situation experiment to study distress and difference of behavior in children when their security blanket (caregiver) is not present. Reference(s) The Strange Situation - Mary Ainsworth, duration (3:15), User:thibs44-Added
Another characteristic may be a child showing a preference for playing with and sharing in stereotypical games of the opposite sex. The characteristics once exhibited may be a sign of gender dysmorphic behaviour in children stated by the DSM IV. There are two major explanations for the development of gender dysphoria; the psychological and biological explanation. The psychological explanation states that gender dysmorphia is due to two factors; separation anxiety and parental influence. The first adopts a psychodynamic approach and refers to a child’s anxiety when separated from a primary care giver.
Discuss the effects of labelling and stigma on people diagnosed as having mental health problems Labelling and stigma in mental health are phenomena with many layers. In this discourse I will try to unravel and present these issues and their consequences for the recipients of these classifications. Scheff (1966) argued that the diagnosis for certain mental illnesses such as schizophrenia is tantamount to putting a label on a person and can therefore determine how other people perceive the person with that condition. This can lead to avoidance and marginalisation. To him diagnosis... “...activates stereotypes of mental illness learned in childhood (from friends, family and the media) and we respond accordingly, whether patient, family member or professional.
Having a caregiving environment of mind-mindedness, a state in which the parents treat their children as independent thinkers, is a necessary condition for the best development of interpersonal interpretive function. Individuals suffering from BPD have an inadequate ability to understand that their reactions and other’s reactions are driven by thoughts, feelings, beliefs, and desires. Attachment trauma is also thought to be part of the history of those with BPD. Attachment theory suggests that early experience with caregivers serves to organize later attachment relationships and has been used to explain the psychopathology of BPD (Fonagy, Target, Gergely, Allen, & Bateman, 2003). Childhood maltreatment studies have offered diverse predictors in the types of childhood maltreatment associated with BPD.
The caregivers expressed moderate stress in regards to money, job, housing and parenting issues. These caregivers were given a checklist to record behaviors in their chronically ill children within the age group of 2-18 years of age. In this research it was founded that 38% of these children had scores indicating behavioral and mental problems that required treatment. Caucasian children had a higher score in comparison to African American children. In addition, children who had poorer health and poorer capability to access health care had the worse scores.
Updates from latest discussion:- Q2) To include the following factors: Analytical write-up of developmental stages of Will (Pls refer to Book 1, pg 59 to 62) Childhood Instability in the home Will moved from one foster home to another: emotionally & mentally distressing Psychological abuse Psychological mistreatment suffered from Will Eg. Punished unrealistically through overtly negative reinforcements eg. excessive criticisms, threatened periodically with abandonment (presumption - as Will had been subjected with physical abuse at 3 foster homes, he could have been threatened with abandonment due to his misbehaviours) Negative reinforcements contributed to Will’s low & inferior self-esteem Unmet Needs
"Conduct disorder" refers to a group of behavioral and emotional problems in youngsters. Children and adolescents with this disorder have great difficulty following rules and behaving in a socially acceptable way. They are often viewed by other children, adults and social agencies as "bad" or delinquent, rather than mentally ill. Many factors may contribute to a child developing conduct disorder, including brain damage, child abuse, genetic vulnerability, school failure, and traumatic life experience. (1999 Harper Collins) As you see within the definition itself it refers to delinquency as stated above a definition within a