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Psychological personality characteristics of children suffreing from stomach pain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

V. Grigaliuniene
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Kaunas University of Medicine, Kaunas, Lithuania
B. Burba
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Kaunas University of Medicine, Kaunas, Lithuania
O. Jankuviene
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Kaunas University of Medicine, Kaunas, Lithuania
A. Jaras
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Kaunas University of Medicine, Kaunas, Lithuania
A. Stolygaite
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Kaunas University of Medicine, Kaunas, Lithuania

Abstract

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Study object:

This study was aimed to depict some psychological features characteristic for children suffering from stomach pain.

Methods:

Two projective tests “House – Tree - Person” and “Kinetic Family Drawing” were used. 60 children suffering from stomach pain were tested. The control group consisted of 30 basically healthy children.

Results:

Analysis of collected data has shown that unsociability, poverty of emotions, very high level of anxiety are characteristic for children suffering from stomach pain. Ill children show high level of insecurity, hostility and antagonism to the family. Also difficulties in communication, complicated family situation were characteristic for the group of sic children.

Type
Poster Session 1: Personality Disorders
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2007
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