Body Image and Self-Image in Children

Phantom limb experience in children and adults: Cognitive and affective contributions.

“…More recent studies have presented conflicting data and point to the alternate view that the body image experience may result from processing within genetically-determined, hard-wired neural structures (Lacroix, Melzack, Smith & Mitchell, 1992; Melzack, 1989). Phantom limbs do occur in young children as well as in older individuals who underwent amputation in infancy or early childhood (Easson, 1961; Lacroix et al, 1992; Poeck, 1964; Sohn, 1914). The evidence that phantom limbs are reported by individuals with congenital absence of limbs (Vetter & Weinstein, 1967; Weinstein & Screen, 1961; Weinstein, Sersen & Vetter, 1964) provides some of the strongest data to support the suggestion that the phantom limb represents the perceptual correlate of an innate, neural substrate of the body experience (Melzack, 1989).…”

“…Phantom limb pain in children and adolescents In contrast to the many published studies describing various aspects of the phenomenon in adults, the problem of phantom limb pain among children and adolescents has not received the clinical and research attention it deserves. Case studies of phantom limb pain in children (Easson, 1961;Roger, 1989;Simmel, 1962) and adolescents (Frazier & Kolb, 1970;Riddoch, 1941;Solomon & Schmidt, 1978) with congenital absence of limbs (Sohn, 1914) are rare but this rarity does not seem to accurately reflect the scope of the problem. For example, Boyle, Tebbe, Mindell and Mettlin (1982) reported that approximately 7 years after amputation performed in childhood or adolescence, 70-75% of individuals continue to experience phantom limb pain, although none reported the pain to be severe.…”

Phantom limb experience in children and adults: Cognitive and affective contributions.

“…More recent studies have presented conflicting data and point to the alternate view that the body image experience may result from processing within genetically-determined, hard-wired neural structures (Lacroix, Melzack, Smith & Mitchell, 1992; Melzack, 1989). Phantom limbs do occur in young children as well as in older individuals who underwent amputation in infancy or early childhood (Easson, 1961; Lacroix et al, 1992; Poeck, 1964; Sohn, 1914). The evidence that phantom limbs are reported by individuals with congenital absence of limbs (Vetter & Weinstein, 1967; Weinstein & Screen, 1961; Weinstein, Sersen & Vetter, 1964) provides some of the strongest data to support the suggestion that the phantom limb represents the perceptual correlate of an innate, neural substrate of the body experience (Melzack, 1989).…”

“…Phantom limb pain in children and adolescents In contrast to the many published studies describing various aspects of the phenomenon in adults, the problem of phantom limb pain among children and adolescents has not received the clinical and research attention it deserves. Case studies of phantom limb pain in children (Easson, 1961;Roger, 1989;Simmel, 1962) and adolescents (Frazier & Kolb, 1970;Riddoch, 1941;Solomon & Schmidt, 1978) with congenital absence of limbs (Sohn, 1914) are rare but this rarity does not seem to accurately reflect the scope of the problem. For example, Boyle, Tebbe, Mindell and Mettlin (1982) reported that approximately 7 years after amputation performed in childhood or adolescence, 70-75% of individuals continue to experience phantom limb pain, although none reported the pain to be severe.…”

Dolor fantasma en niños y jóvenes amputados congénitos: prevalencia y características clínicas

“…A pesar del gran número de investigaciones sobre la sensación y dolor fantasma en adultos amputados, existe escasa información sobre niños y adolescentes amputados. Una explicación, podría ser que los niños no tienen la habilidad verbal para describir la sensación o dolor fantasma 19 .…”

Phantom limb experience in children and adults: Cognitive and affective contributions.

“…More recent studies have presented conflicting data and point to the alternate view that the body image experience may result from processing within genetically-determined, hard-wired neural structures (Lacroix, Melzack, Smith & Mitchell, 1992; Melzack, 1989). Phantom limbs do occur in young children as well as in older individuals who underwent amputation in infancy or early childhood (Easson, 1961; Lacroix et al, 1992; Poeck, 1964; Sohn, 1914). The evidence that phantom limbs are reported by individuals with congenital absence of limbs (Vetter & Weinstein, 1967; Weinstein & Screen, 1961; Weinstein, Sersen & Vetter, 1964) provides some of the strongest data to support the suggestion that the phantom limb represents the perceptual correlate of an innate, neural substrate of the body experience (Melzack, 1989).…”

“…Phantom limb pain in children and adolescents In contrast to the many published studies describing various aspects of the phenomenon in adults, the problem of phantom limb pain among children and adolescents has not received the clinical and research attention it deserves. Case studies of phantom limb pain in children (Easson, 1961;Roger, 1989;Simmel, 1962) and adolescents (Frazier & Kolb, 1970;Riddoch, 1941;Solomon & Schmidt, 1978) with congenital absence of limbs (Sohn, 1914) are rare but this rarity does not seem to accurately reflect the scope of the problem. For example, Boyle, Tebbe, Mindell and Mettlin (1982) reported that approximately 7 years after amputation performed in childhood or adolescence, 70-75% of individuals continue to experience phantom limb pain, although none reported the pain to be severe.…”

Dolor fantasma en niños y jóvenes amputados congénitos: prevalencia y características clínicas

“…A pesar del gran número de investigaciones sobre la sensación y dolor fantasma en adultos amputados, existe escasa información sobre niños y adolescentes amputados. Una explicación, podría ser que los niños no tienen la habilidad verbal para describir la sensación o dolor fantasma 19 .…”

Phantom limb experience in children and adults: Cognitive and affective contributions.

“…More recent studies have presented conflicting data and point to the alternate view that the body image experience may result from processing within genetically-determined, hard-wired neural structures (Lacroix, Melzack, Smith & Mitchell, 1992; Melzack, 1989). Phantom limbs do occur in young children as well as in older individuals who underwent amputation in infancy or early childhood (Easson, 1961; Lacroix et al, 1992; Poeck, 1964; Sohn, 1914). The evidence that phantom limbs are reported by individuals with congenital absence of limbs (Vetter & Weinstein, 1967; Weinstein & Screen, 1961; Weinstein, Sersen & Vetter, 1964) provides some of the strongest data to support the suggestion that the phantom limb represents the perceptual correlate of an innate, neural substrate of the body experience (Melzack, 1989).…”

“…Phantom limb pain in children and adolescents In contrast to the many published studies describing various aspects of the phenomenon in adults, the problem of phantom limb pain among children and adolescents has not received the clinical and research attention it deserves. Case studies of phantom limb pain in children (Easson, 1961;Roger, 1989;Simmel, 1962) and adolescents (Frazier & Kolb, 1970;Riddoch, 1941;Solomon & Schmidt, 1978) with congenital absence of limbs (Sohn, 1914) are rare but this rarity does not seem to accurately reflect the scope of the problem. For example, Boyle, Tebbe, Mindell and Mettlin (1982) reported that approximately 7 years after amputation performed in childhood or adolescence, 70-75% of individuals continue to experience phantom limb pain, although none reported the pain to be severe.…”

Dolor fantasma en niños y jóvenes amputados congénitos: prevalencia y características clínicas

“…A pesar del gran número de investigaciones sobre la sensación y dolor fantasma en adultos amputados, existe escasa información sobre niños y adolescentes amputados. Una explicación, podría ser que los niños no tienen la habilidad verbal para describir la sensación o dolor fantasma 19 .…”