Subjects with a congenital or acquired physical disfigurement have to cope with specific challenges related to self-perception and social relationships. Research into the objective severity of disfigurement and the quality of the subject’s psychosocial regulation revealed a non-linear and non-univocal correlation between these two variables. This review analyses factors that influence adjustment in cases of disfigurement: personal history, phase of life cycle, social support and coping strategies. From a clinical perspective it is stressed how attention to the psychological dimension increases the effectiveness of different types of psychological, educational and medical intervention.

Miano, P., Di Mercione, E. (2013). Vivere con una deturpazione fisica: conseguenze psicologiche e strategie di adattamento. PSICOLOGIA CLINICA DELLO SVILUPPO, 2(2), 185-211 [10.1449/74821].

Vivere con una deturpazione fisica: conseguenze psicologiche e strategie di adattamento.

MIANO, Paola;
2013-01-01

Abstract

Subjects with a congenital or acquired physical disfigurement have to cope with specific challenges related to self-perception and social relationships. Research into the objective severity of disfigurement and the quality of the subject’s psychosocial regulation revealed a non-linear and non-univocal correlation between these two variables. This review analyses factors that influence adjustment in cases of disfigurement: personal history, phase of life cycle, social support and coping strategies. From a clinical perspective it is stressed how attention to the psychological dimension increases the effectiveness of different types of psychological, educational and medical intervention.
2013
Settore M-PSI/07 - Psicologia Dinamica
Miano, P., Di Mercione, E. (2013). Vivere con una deturpazione fisica: conseguenze psicologiche e strategie di adattamento. PSICOLOGIA CLINICA DELLO SVILUPPO, 2(2), 185-211 [10.1449/74821].
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