INFLUENCE OF THE PRESENCE OF THE CHILD’S DISABILITY ON THE QUALITY OF FAMILY RELATIONS
INFLUENCE OF THE PRESENCE OF THE CHILD’S DISABILITY ON THE QUALITY OF FAMILY RELATIONS

Summary/Abstract: The present paper focuses on depicting relationships – from behavioral patterns, interaction and communication, to personality factors - within families in which a child with disability is present. Following complex analyses involving three cases of families with disabled children and three cases of families with typical children (no disabilites), the comparative results show that some particularities regarding communication, behavior and schizothyme/cyclothyme personality factor exist within families with disabled children. These case studies have enabled us to better understand the ways in which family members represent each others’ place and roles, differently in families with disabled children compared to typical families.

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