Dynamics Of The Internai Disorder Pattern: Gentral Characteristics And Nosological Features

Abstract

The problem of the internal pattern of the disorder (IDP) is considered in the article. IDP is considered to be a complex integrative construct. A disorder, or a defect, implies both one’s attitude to it, a complex of one’s physical sensations caused by it, one’s awareness of the causes and opportunities to change the situation, one’s future scenarios of their self-actualization, and one’s assessment of their life prospects. Dynamic features of the internal pattern of the disorder in various variants of impaired development in children and adolescents are determined. Ontogenetic dynamics in the cognitive component in a context of different disorders are observed. We discovered a progressively increasing awareness of one’s distinctiveness and challenges and extending scope of knowledge about those among the elementary schoolers and adolescents. We identified nosological features of inward disorder pattern dynamics. The cognitive component have lower indices in the adolescence delayed mental development and severe speech disorders groups as compared to the other ages. The delayed mental development adolescents have the lowest indices of the physical and sensitive IDP components among all the three age groups. Increased indicators of the emotional component were registered in groups of preschool children and adolescents with visual impairments. Increased indicators of the motivational component of the internal pattern of the disorder in the group of children with visual impairment were revealed. We did not detect the ontogenetic dynamics of the sensitive and physical components in children with delayed mental development and visual impairments.