Coyle Rocha (airslave4)

Psychological Problems in Children and Adolescents for whom Children's Services Department was Utilized Previous research proved a greater prevalence of mental health problems among children in residential youth care. In the present study, based on the KiGGS study, the prevalence of mental health problems is analyzed using the German version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) for those children and adolescents seeking youth welfare services, compared to those children not seeking youth welfare service. The possible differences between these two groups were tested using multivariate regression. The study covers two survey periods of KiGGS at intervals of six years. The result shows a significantly higher prevalence for mental health problems in adolescents seeking youth welfare services. The regression analysis shows that the association with mental health problems in these children persists even after adjusting for socioeconomic and demographic factors. There are hardly any changes in the results within the trend analysis. This indicates a high temporal stability of the association.Associations Between Personality Structure, Unconscious Conflicts, and Defense Styles in Adolescence According to the Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis in Childhood and Adolescence, associations between personality structure, unconscious conflicts, and defense styles are postulated. So far, an empirical investigation of these associations in mentally healthy adolescents is missing. The present study aims to contribute to the understanding of unconscious conflicts as well as the unconscious defense of conflicts by elucidating intrapersonal factors within a normative sample. Furthermore, the aim of this study is to analyse the extent to which sex, age, and socioeconomic status are related to personality structure, unconscious conflicts, and defense styles. A total of 175 adolescents (Mage = 16.98 ± 1.83) participated in the study. Measurement instruments were the Structure and the Conflict Questionnaire of the Operationalized Psychodynamic Diagnosis in Childhood and Adolescence as well as the Defense Style Questionnaire for Adolescents and Young Adults. Sex-specific differences were found for the passive identity conflict. Regarding the personality structure, unconscious conflicts or defense styles, associations with age or socioeconomic status of adolescents were not found. selleck The associations between personality structure, unconscious conflicts, and defense styles as postulated by OPD-CA-2 were empirically proven regarding the passive self-worth, guilt, and identity conflict as well as the active guilt conflict. Overall, this study indicates the low presence of unconscious conflicts in mentally healthy adolescents and the possibility of elucidating these conflicts by means of personality structure and defense styles.Parental Resolution of the Child's Disability Diagnosis in the Reaction to Diagnosis Interview (RDI) and Effects on the Play Interaction with the Child Examining 37 qualitative interviews with mothers and fathers of a child with intellectual disability it was observed that the emotions and traumatic experiences, associated with the child's diagnosis, still burden the relationship with the child even after several years, so that many affected cannot come to resolution. On the other hand, resolution of the diagnosis was indicated for 65 % of the parents, enabling them to reclaim lost space for building a relationship with their child. While these parents significantly more often report purposeless and responsive play interaction with their children, non-resolved parents still seem to be driven to counteract the disability by playing educational games or playing games, which promote the development. In a parallel music therapeutic study, the effects of parental resolution also are monitored in children's free play interaction Children of resolved parents interact more often in a dialogic relationship, where