Long-Term Physical Illness in Childhood: A Challenge to Psychosocial Adaptation

Anxiety in medically ill children/adolescents

“…Parents who have coped successfully with their child’s illness and are able to isolate their own fears and anxieties during crises are better able to enhance their child’s understanding of the illness and to facilitate self-care and independence in their child. [70] Parental trait anxiety has been associated with increased child distress during procedures. [71] Children with very anxious mothers often have less distress during procedures when their mothers are not present.…”

Psychosocial adaptation in adolescents and young adults with Marfan syndrome: an exploratory study.

“…One (6%) 17 year old male adolescent had great coping difficulties: he had problems with accepting the frequent medical complications, the physical restrictions caused by his condition, and his "different" looks. The remaining 11 (65%) patients had learned to accept their illness, although they sometimes found it difficult to cope with new illness related complications, with their physical appearance, and with the issue of decision making on reproductive options.…”

Psychological and social adjustment to blindness: Understanding from two groups of blind people in Ilorin, Nigeria

“…[17][18][19][20] Therefore, psychosocial adjustment can be influenced by external factors such as age, sex, social class, educational status, financial status, marital status, cultural practices, stigmatization, family functioning, formal and informal support systems, and internal factors such as personality and self concept. For example, in blindness, factors such as positive personality trait, positive self concept, being young, having good financial standing, moderate to high socioeconomic levels, good social relations, avoidance of social isolation, social independence, and use of rehabilitation facilities have been considered as lowering risk of psychopathology.…”