2015, Number 3
Psychological characterization of school children with type 1 diabetes mellitus through graphic representations
Language: Spanish
References: 12
Page: 209-221
PDF size: 248.39 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Introduction: type 1 diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease that affects physical health of the patient and his/her social psychological functioning.Objective: to psychologically characterize 30 school children with type 1 diabetes mellitus from Pinar del Rio province, Cuba through graphic representations.
Methods: exploratory-descriptive type research study using the qualitative and quantitative methodology. The research design was non-experimental crosssectional and used the clinical method and techniques such as medical history checking, socio-psychological interviews, observation and projective techniques.
Results: presence of anguish, low self-esteem, obsession, anxiety, inhibited emotional response, stress, and difficulties in communication and physical contact with friends and relatives was observed. They felt excessively watched, controlled and monitored by surrounding people.
Conclusions: drawing is a way of expression of the psychological characteristics of the sample; alterations in the emotional area emerge in addition to the existence of social networks that represent strengths but do not finally become protective factors for the development of the resilience capacity.
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