Impact of Maternal Directiveness and Overprotectiveness on the Personality Development of a Sample of Individuals With Acquired Blindness

Adenzato, Mauro; Ardito, Rita B.; Izard, Elena

doi:10.2224/sbp.2006.34.1.17

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“…Concerning the low frequency of exploration behaviors displayed toward the two stimuli by control participants, it is interesting to note that, according to the attachment theory, the ability to explore arises as a consequence of the perception of a safety state, which control participants did not seem to have (e.g., Ardito et al, 2004 ; Steele et al, 2004 ; Cookman, 2005 ; Adenzato et al, 2006 ; Cicerale et al, 2013 ). In particular, according to the attachment theory humans are motivated to maintain a dynamic balance between familiarity-preserving, stress-reducing behaviors (attachment to protective individuals and to familiar home sites, retreat from the strange and novel) and antithetical exploratory and information-seeking behaviors ( Bretherton, 1992 ).…”

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Can Doll therapy preserve or promote attachment in people with cognitive, behavioral, and emotional problems? A pilot study in institutionalized patients with dementia

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Doll therapy is a non-pharmacological intervention aimed at reducing behavioral and psychological disorders in institutionalized patients with dementia. This therapy as a care tool has been integrated into the context of long-term care institutions, in which the need to find solutions to cognitive, behavioral and emotional problems showed by people with dementia meets the primary objective of developing good care practices focusing on patients and their needs. In the present work we adopt the Bowlby’s theory of attachment to investigate the effectiveness of Doll therapy. The hypothesis that we here propose is that the emotional experience of the person with dementia during Doll therapy activates caregiving and exploration systems together with the attachment one. To test this hypothesis we compared institutionalized patients with dementia undergoing Doll therapy with a control group and assessed measures of the relational dimension with the environment, such as gaze direction, behaviors of exploration, and behaviors of caregiving. We used an experimental protocol consisting of 10 non-consecutive sessions structured with the goal of recreating a situation of (1) separation from a known figure and (2) interaction with the environment in order to partially recreate the prototypical phases of the “Strange situation.” All sessions were videotaped and analyzed through an observational grid. Results support the effectiveness of Doll therapy in promoting and maintaining the affective-relational dimension of attachment-caregiving and the attentive dimension of exploration in patients with advanced stage of dementia. Thus, our results suggest that the use of Doll therapy promotes clinically significant improvements in the ability to relate with the surrounding world. This may be important for managing and caring for patients with dementia in institutionalized context.

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“…Third, the experimental tasks we used elicit mainly reflective processes of social cognition. Further studies should integrate this kind of task with others able to elicit more automatic processes as well: as face regions outside from the eyes can convey a number of socially relevant information, of particular interest are the tasks concerning the evaluation of faces expressing basic and social emotions [102] – [106] . Despite these limitations, we believe the findings presented here may be useful to help us better understand the social-cognitive profile of patients with AN and to contribute to the development of effective interventions based on the ways in which patients with AN actually perceive their social environment.…”

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Social Cognition in Anorexia Nervosa: Evidence of Preserved Theory of Mind and Impaired Emotional Functioning

Adenzato

Todisco²,

Ardito

2012

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BackgroundThe findings of the few studies that have to date investigated the way in which individuals with Anorexia Nervosa (AN) navigate their social environment are somewhat contradictory. We undertook this study to shed new light on the social-cognitive profile of patients with AN, analysing Theory of Mind and emotional functioning. Starting from previous evidence on the role of the amygdala in the neurobiology of AN and in the social cognition, we hypothesise preserved Theory of Mind and impaired emotional functioning in patients with AN.MethodologyThirty women diagnosed with AN and thirty-two women matched for education and age were involved in the study. Theory of Mind and emotional functioning were assessed with a set of validated experimental tasks. A measure of perceived social support was also used to test the correlations between this dimension and the social-cognitive profile of AN patients.Principal FindingsThe performance of patients with AN is significantly worse than that of healthy controls on tasks assessing emotional functioning, whereas patients’ performance is comparable to that of healthy controls on the Theory of Mind task. Correlation analyses showed no relationship between scores on any of the social-cognition tasks and either age of onset or duration of illness. A correlation between social support and emotional functioning was found. This latter result seems to suggest a potential role of social support in the treatment and recovery of AN.ConclusionsThe pattern of results followed the experimental hypothesis. They may be useful to help us better understand the social-cognitive profile of patients with AN and to contribute to the development of effective interventions based on the ways in which patients with AN actually perceive their social environment.

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“…The results of many prior studies suggest that mothers of children with Down syndrome, like mothers of children with other forms of intellectual disability (ID), tend to be highly directive in their interactions (Crawley & Spiker 1983;Mahoney 1988;Mahoney et al 1990;Roach et al 1998). Although initially directiveness was viewed as a negative feature, more currently it is seen as potentially supportive of a child with an ID, especially when directives are not intrusive and are embedded within a series of supportive behaviours (Crawley & Spiker 1983;Marfo 1990;Roach et al 1998;Adenzato et al 2006;Hauser-Cram et al 2012).…”

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Relationship dimensions of the ‘Down syndrome advantage’

Mitchell

Hauser‐Cram

Crossman

2014

J intellect Disabil Res

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Background Some researchers have proposed an ‘advantage’ for parents of children with Down syndrome over parents of children with other intellectual disabilities, especially in relation to experiencing less parenting stress. Others have maintained that these differences are an artefact of demographic and related differences. This study extends the investigation of possible differences in dimensions of parenting stress and also examines whether differences exist in maternal and child contingent responsiveness during mother–child interaction in these two groups. Method Mothers of children with Down syndrome (n = 43) and undifferentiated developmental disabilities (n = 54) completed measures of children's adaptive functioning and behaviour problems, parenting stress and maternal social support. Observers rated the contingent interactions between mothers and children using the Nursing Child Assessment Teaching Scale. Results Once mother's age, education and social support as well as child adaptive functioning and behaviour problems were considered, neither parent nor child related parenting stress demonstrated an advantage for parents of children with Down syndrome. However, a ‘Down syndrome advantage’ was apparent for both maternal and child contingent responsiveness after accounting for maternal demographic and contextual variables and child attributes. Conclusions Children with Down syndrome and their mothers have more positive interactions than children with other developmental disabilities, both in terms of the responsiveness of mothers and of child responses contingent on maternal behaviour. These findings suggest that both children with Down syndrome themselves and their mothers are contributing to a Down syndrome advantage.

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Impact of Maternal Directiveness and Overprotectiveness on the Personality Development of a Sample of Individuals With Acquired Blindness

Cited by 20 publications

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Can Doll therapy preserve or promote attachment in people with cognitive, behavioral, and emotional problems? A pilot study in institutionalized patients with dementia

Can Doll therapy preserve or promote attachment in people with cognitive, behavioral, and emotional problems? A pilot study in institutionalized patients with dementia

Social Cognition in Anorexia Nervosa: Evidence of Preserved Theory of Mind and Impaired Emotional Functioning

Relationship dimensions of the ‘Down syndrome advantage’

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