Psychological and Behavioral Aspects of Physical Disability

1 General Considerations for Evaluating and Counseling the Physically Handicapped.- The Stigma of Disability.- The Process of Adjustment to Disability.- Psychological Characteristics and Problems Commonly Associated with Disability.- Helping Relationships with the Physically Disabled.- Suggestions about Process.- Labeling, Normalization, and Mainstreaming.- Milestones.- References.- 2 Hemophilia.- The Physical Disability.- Definition and Incidence.- Manifestations.- Treatment.- Common Psychological Characteristics and Problems.- The Family.- Intelligence-Schooling.- Emotional Adjustment.- Vocation.- Evaluating Persons with Hemophilia.- Intervention Methods.- Trends and Needs.- Appendix: Sources of Information.- References.- 3 Diabetes Mellitus.- The Physical Disability.- Classification.- Prevalence.- Genetic Factors.- Clinical Characteristics.- Treatment.- General Effect on Physical Development.- Common Psychological Characteristics and Problems.- General Consequences of Chronic Conditions.- Psychological Characteristics Unique to Diabetes.- Evaluating Diabetic Patients.- Evaluating the General Level of Cognitive Functioning.- Evaluating the Patient's Emotional Status.- Evaluating the Patient's Adaptive Behavior.- Intervention Methods.- Trends and Needs.- Management and Self-Care.- Clinical and Laboratory Research.- Appendix: Sources of Information.- References.- 4 Other Genetic Disorders.- Genetic Disorders.- Mechanisms of Inheritance.- Autosomal and X-Linked Recessive Disorders.- Autosomal Dominant Disorders.- Chromosomal Abnormalities.- Genetic Counseling.- Phenylketonuria.- The Physical Disability.- Common Psychological Characteristics and Problems.- Evaluating Persons with Phenylketonuria.- Intervention Methods.- Turner's Syndrome.- The Physical Disability.- Common Psychological Characteristics and Problems.- Evaluating Persons with Turner's Syndrome.- Intervention Methods.- Klinefelter's Syndrome.- The Physical Disability.- Common Psychological Characteristics and Problems.- Evaluating Persons with Klinefelter's Syndrome.- Intervention Methods.- Huntington's Disease.- The Physical Disability.- Common Psychological Characteristics and Problems.- Evaluating Persons with Huntington's Disease.- Intervention Methods.- Trends and Needs.- Appendix: Sources of Information.- References.- 5 Cerebral Palsy.- The Physical Disability.- Definition.- Incidence.- Motor.- Speech.- Hearing.- Vision.- Intelligence.- Seizures.- Common Psychological Characteristics and Problems.- Family.- Intellectual and Emotional Functioning.- Speech.- Self-Concept.- Social and Work Adjustment.- Evaluating Persons with Cerebral Palsy.- Interview.- Psychological Testing.- Intervention Methods.- The Family.- Realistic Expectations, Self-Appraisal, Self-Concept.- Identity and Competence.- Employment and Vocational Counseling.- Behavior Modification.- Trends and Needs.- Appendix: Sources of Information.- References.- 6 Epilepsy.- The Physical Disability.- Classification of Epileptic Seizures.- Prevalence.- Etiology.- Current Treatment Procedures.- Common Psychological Characteristics and Problems.- Impact of Seizures.- Misperceptions or Fears Associated with the Diagnosis of Epilepsy.- Epilepsy and Predicaments.- Employment.- Epilepsy and Intellectual Impairment.- Epilepsy and Personality Disorders.- Evaluation of Individuals with Epilepsy.- Impact of Epilepsy on the Adjustment of a Child.- Specialized Assessment for Evaluation of Seizure-Related Transient Mental Deficits.- Intellectual and Cognitive Assessment of Individuals with Epilepsy.- Specialized Neuropsychological Assessment.- Assessment of Issues Pertaining to Epilepsy and Employment.- Intervention Methods.- Trends and Needs.- Appendix: Sources of Information.- References.- 7 Mental Retardation.- The Physical Disability.- Definition.- Levels of Mental Retardation.- Mental Retardation as Reversible.- Prevalence.- Etiology.- Common Psychological Characteristics and Problems.- Impact of Diagnosis.- Altered Feedback.- Peer Relations.- Adult Adjustment.- Evaluating Persons with Mental Retardation.- Recurring Assessment Questions. Infancy, School Years, Adult Years.- Types of Assessment Instruments.- Selection of Assessment Procedure.- Special Considerations.- Intervention Methods.- Intervention: A Framework.- Interdisciplinary Care.- Residential Treatment.- Trends and Needs.- Appendix: Sources of Information.- References.- 8 Spinal Cord Injury.- The Physical Disability.- Incidence.- Acute Care.- Rehabilitation Care.- Common Psychological Characteristics and Problems.- Stages of Reaction.- Personality Patterns.- Social and Sexual Adjustment.- Evaluating Persons with Spinal Cord Injury.- Interview.- Psychological Testing.- Intervention Methods.- Early Stages.- The Family.- Independence.- Psychotherapy.- Sex and Marital Counseling.- Vocation.- Trends and Needs.- Appendix: Sources of Information.- References.- 9 Myelomeningocele (Spina Bifida).- The Physical Disability.- Definition.- Incidence and Etiology.- The Decision to Treat.- Associated Problems.- Common Psychological Characteristics and Problems.- Family Impact.- Intelligence and Schooling.- Emotional Adjustment.- Vocation.- Evaluating Persons with Myelomeningocele.- Evaluation of the Environment.- Evaluation of the Person.- Intervention Methods.- Intervention Goals.- Intervention with Parents.- Intervention with School Personnel.- Direct Intervention with the Myelomeningocele Patient.- Trends and Needs.- Training of Professional Care Personnel.- Appendix: Sources of Information.- References.- 10 Progressive Muscle Disorders.- The Physical Disability.- Diagnostic Methods.- The Anterior Horn Cell or Lower Motor Neuron.- Common Psychological Characteristics and Problems.- Childhood Onset.- Adolescent and Early Adult Onset.- Adult Onset.- Evaluation of Patients with Progressive Muscle Disorder.- Interview.- Psychological Testing.- Intervention Methods.- Trends and Needs.- Appendix: Sources of Information.- References.- 11 Congenital Heart Defects.- The Physical Disability.- Definition and Incidence.- Associated Conditions.- Manifestations.- Diagnosis and Treatment.- Common Psychological Characteristics and Problems.- Emotional.- Cognitive.- Evaluating Persons with Congenital Heart Defect.- Intervention Methods.- Trends and Needs.- Appendix: Sources of Information.- References.- 12 Coronary Heart Disease.- The Physical Disability.- Definition and Incidence.- Risk Factors.- Diagnosis.- Treatment.- Common Psychological Characteristics and Problems.- Type A Personality.- Post-Coronary.- Evaluating Persons with Coronary Heart Disease.- Intervention Methods.- Trends and Needs.- Appendix: Sources of Information.- References.- 13 Visual Handicaps.- Physical Disability.- Overview.- Incidence and Causation.- Definition of Blindness.- Common Psychological Characteristics and Problems.- Parent-Child Interactions.- Early Development and Learning.- Development of Communication Skills.- Psychological and Behavioral Reactions to Blindness.- Evaluating the Blind.- Parental and Environmental Evaluation.- Evaluation of Development and Intelligence.- Evaluation of Personality.- Intervention Methods.- Medical Intervention.- Parent Training and Child Training.- Training the Blind Person.- Rehabilitative and Therapeutic Intervention.- Trends and Needs.- Appendix: Sources of Information.- References.- 14 Hearing Disorders.- The Physical Disability.- Definition and Incidence.- Principal Causes and Medical Treatments for Hearing Loss.- Problems in Identifying Hearing Impairment.- Hearing Aid Amplification.- Common Psychological Characteristics and Problems.- Overview.- Family Effects.- Individual Effects.- Evaluating the Hearing-Impaired Person.- General Problem: Communication.- Evaluating Cognitive Ability.- Measurement of Personality.- Evaluation Interview.- Intervention Methods.- The Multidiscipline Approach.- Intervention with the Family.- Educational Methods.- Personal Counseling.- Trends and Needs.- Electrical Stimulation of the Auditory Nerve.- Electrophysiological Audiometry.- Regional Resource Centers.- Public Attitude.- Preventive Procedures.- Appendix: Sources of Information.- References

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  Open Access•JAMAL M S YOUSEF•International Journal for the…•1993

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