Psychological Structure of the Defect as the Basis for Psychological Assistance to Children with Developmental Deviations

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ID12944498
AuthorsA M Polyakov (0000-0003-2089-1093, Belarusian State University, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume20
Issue2
Pages23-31
Publication date2024-07-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCultural-Historical Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1816-5435 • E-ISSN: 2224-8935
PublisherMoscow State University of Psychology and Education (PUBLISHER • RU)
DOI10.17759/chp.2024200203
OpenAlexW4400544219
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited6

The concept of “psychological structure of a defect” is analyzed in the context of its use for designing psychological assistance for a child with developmental disabilities. The potential of this concept is revealed for identifying individual characteristics of abnormal mental development. The psychological structure of the defect is defined as a set of nuclear mental anomalies that serve as the basis for the emergence of the entire spectrum of particular manifestations of the child’s abnormal development, as well as the agent’s reaction to them. Two types of personality response are identified – objective and subjective. The first reveals changes in mental functions, the second reveals the subject’s experiences about the defect, including the attitude towards the defect, emotional-sensory and behavioral components. The agent's reaction to the defect reflects the cyclical nature of the formation of the structure of the defect. It can both support the existence of the nuclear defect, generate defects of a higher order (dysfunctional cycle) and facilitate overcoming them (evolutionary cycle)

Basis (linear algebra · Developmental psychology · Educational and Psychological Assessments · Educational Methods and Teacher Development · Mathematics · Psychology · Psychology of Development and Education

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