PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS IN PERIPHERAL FACIAL PARALYSIS IN CHILDREN. A PILOT STUDY
PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS IN PERIPHERAL FACIAL PARALYSIS IN CHILDREN. A PILOT STUDY
Author(s): Arin Sava, Aranka Ilea, Bianca Andreica, Elena Veronica Trombiţaş, Radu Septimiu Câmpian, Silviu AlbuSubject(s): Psychology
Published by: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai
Keywords: psychological distress; facial paralysis; facial palsy; anxiety; depression.
Summary/Abstract: Facial disfigurement may cause psychological and psychic changes. Peripheral facial paralysis can lead to dysfunctions of the dento-maxillary system and important asymmetries in facial dynamics. The expression of feelings as well as social relations can be disturbed. These trigger factors acting on the developing psyche of a child may cause psychological distress. The pilot study conducted in a group of 10 children with peripheral facial paralysis, with a mean age of 13.4 years, showed that a psychological evaluation within two weeks from the onset of the disease can evidence anxiety phenomena. These changes should be known and treated, ensuring a positive support for the adequate development of the child’s psyche and are important factors in the evolution and maintenance of somatic pathology.
Journal: Studia Universitatis Babes-Bolyai - Psychologia-Paedagogia
- Issue Year: 58/2013
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 73-81
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English