Social Maladjustment Research Articles

Prevention of Social and Psychological Maladjustment of Cadets

Prevention of Social and Psychological Maladjustment of Cadets

Комплексна допомога дітям з особливими освітніми потребами в інклюзивно-ресурсному центрі

The article examines the current state of education, which is characterized by an intensive search for effective forms of humanization of educational activities. The problems of preschool children with organic lesions of the central nervous system during their transition to the school environment were analyzed. The process of medical, psychological and pedagogical assistance to children with health problems and their parents in an inclusive resource center was disclosed. In accordance with the object, subject and purpose of the study, the tasks of the study are determined. The program of comprehensive assistance to children to prevent social maladjustment of the child was considered and analyzed. As part of a comprehensive program, an analysis of the multifaceted impact on the child was carried out, organized by the efforts of a defectologist, social teacher, psychologist and speech therapist. The main tasks in the correctional work of psychologists and social educators were considered. The main organizational forms of psychological and pedagogical work were revealed. Methods and techniques of work of a social teacher with a family were analyzed in identifying negative factors that disrupt the normal process of upbringing and development of a child in a family. Integration forms of work on the basis of an inclusive resource center were considered. Evaluating the speech therapy component of the entire correction process, a connection was revealed between speech disorders, impaired articulatory motor skills and the functionality of the hands and fingers. The main directions of speech therapy work were listed and the exercises used in speech therapy classes were considered. We examined some of the organizational aspects of the interaction of specialists within the framework of the program of comprehensive psychological and pedagogical assistance to children, identified their functions, determined the meaning and place of speech therapy correction in the structure of assistance to families and children.

The role of the inflammatory process in the development of post-stroke cognitive impairment

Post-stroke cognitive impairment (PCI) is a common complication of stroke. PCI in most cases is associated with an increased risk of progression to dementia, with a progression rate of 8-15% per year. When post-stroke cognitive impairment reaches dementia, patients lose independence, professional and social maladjustment occurs, which, in turn, significantly worsen the quality of life and reduce the rehabilitation potential. According to many experimental and clinical studies, the inflammatory process has an important role in the development of PCI. Several previous studies have looked at the association between inflammatory markers and PCI, with some results conflicting with specific biomarkers. Based on the results of studies, inflammatory markers such as IL-8, IL-12 and ESR were closely associated with PCI, high ESR values are associated with worse cognitive impairment, especially memory. The relationship was not confirmed between the markers IFN-gamma, TNF-α and PCI. With regard to IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, CRP, the results obtained are not unambiguous. Thus, the inflammatory process in the development of PCI has an important role, including a series of complex reactions, the combined effect of which induces neuronal damage and loss of synapses that ultimately leads to cognitive impairment.

Objective and subjective characteristics of the success of post-Soviet youth

The phenomenon of success is covered in many works of philosophers, psychologists, and sociologists who study this concept, the ethics of success and the pursuit of it in different social groups. However, achieving success as a special type of activity that is emerging in modern Russia remains largely outside the scope of empirical analysis. This article examines the genesis of the concept of "success" from antiquity to the present day, gives its definition as a subject of empirical research. The study was based on a survey conducted with the participation of the author among young Muscovites (25 - 30 years old). This age group was chosen because for sociological analysis the most interesting is the generational cohort that grew up and formed during the years of the liberal reformation, in a state and society that differ from the state and society of the Soviet type. In this age group, the most interesting are individuals who already have life experience and are implementing effective life strategies. Therefore, a group of Muscovites aged 25–30, who assess themselves as successful people, was selected for the analysis. The analysis of relevant social and socio-psychological characteristics of the group of respondents who define themselves as “successful” is carried out in comparison with the group of “losers”. Comparative analysis showed that these groups implement two life programmes: survival and success, determined by status (education, position, income) and socio-psychological characteristics (attitude to work, methods of selection and setting goals, the level of their implementation, type of rationality). Each of these programmes has its own behavioural logic. Thus, low labour motivation and activity of “losers”, their low production status and very limited material opportunities, dooming them to survival, form a model of social maladjustment that impedes the healthy development of the economy and society. On the contrary, success in life is based on a high personal and material interest in one's work, on dedication to work and financial independence. Personal ways of achieving success play an equally important role here: self-confidence, optimism; the ability to set simple and clear goals for oneself, to show perseverance in their implementation. At the same time, it was revealed that successful young Muscovites remain people who are able to correlate their own and other people's interests, when a person perceives his being not alienated from the existence of other people. This is a new socio-cultural type, combining traits of a social character that were not very compatible in the recent past, realising an ethically and socially safe model of life success.

Clinical presentations and therapy of polysubstance dependence in patients with schizophrenia

The article presents the results of a clinical therapeutic and follow-up study of patients with a 'dual diagnosis' (polysubstance dependence comorbid with schizophrenia: paranoid schizophrenia or schizotypal disorder). To study clinical/dynamic changes of polysubstance dependence in patients with schizophrenia (paranoid schizophrenia, schizotypal disorder) and to evaluate the duration and quality of therapeutic remissions. Two hundred and sixty-six male patients, including 176 patients with dependence syndrome and 90 patients with both dependence syndrome and schizophrenia, were studied. Patients with the 'dual diagnosis' are characterized by early social maladjustment, earlier social deformation, lack of social skills and preference for a lonely lifestyle. The clinical and dynamic characteristics of dependence syndrome in patients with 'dual diagnosis' include older age of the first use of a psychoactive substance (PS), preference of alcohol as the first PS, experiment as the most frequent motivation for using PS (due to thought disorder), and the treatment of psychopathological disorders (PS like medicine) with a chaotic pattern being the most common in the use, a tendency to hospitalism. The success of the treatment of patients with 'dual diagnosis' is possible by combining the therapy of endogenous disease and polysubstance dependence.

POSSIBILITIES FOR SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN DISLIKED BY PEERS DUE TO ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR

The article presents the theoretical foundations of an interaction program addressed to children who are disliked by their peers from the school class due to their anti-social behaviour. The program is addressed to students aged 10-11, and its aim is to create conditions for participants to develop emotional self-control, interpersonal decentration and formation of their self-esteem. The quality of the program is evidenced by the changes that occurred in children participating in the activities compared to children in the control group. The program is an example of selective prevention, the actions of which are targeted at high-risk groups exposed to social maladjustment and emotional disorders in adolescence and adulthood.

The Lie as An Indicator of Social Maladjustment of Young People

The aim of the study was to compare views and attitudes towards lies held by Polish teenagers who were properly socialized and socially maladjusted (179 people). The diagnostic survey method and the questionnaire technique were used. It has been established that socially adaptedyouth better recognize lies, more often use altruistic and manipulative lies, more often lies to parents and teachers. Also, being lied to more often, they react with breaking contact with the liar and experience disappointment and anger; moreover, in the situation of being caught lying, they experience shame more often. In turn, socially maladjusted young people use destructive lies that aim to hurt someone. It was also found that the use of a lie, views on the admissibilityof a lie and the tendency to justify it are independent of social adaptation.

Малоинвазивное лечение ятрогенной травмы мочеточников после гинекологических операций

Introduction. Iatrogenic trauma of the ureters accounts for 1-5.7% of all injuries to the organs of the genitourinary system, it is this that presents the greatest difficulty for diagnosis and the greatest danger in terms of the rate and frequency of development of severe, life-threatening complications (phlegmon of the retroperitoneal space, urinary peritonitis, sepsis. Description of the clinical case. Patient A., 47 years old. On June 17, 2019, laparoscopic uterine extirpation was performed for fibroids. 06/22/2019, iatrogenic injury of the lower third of the left ureter was diagnosed. Percutaneous puncture nephrostomy on the left was performed as the first stage for urine diversion. At the second stage, ureteroscopy on the left was performed, in which a burn zone was determined in the lower third of the left ureter, up to 0.5 cm in length with a defect of 1/3 of the ureteral circumference. Left kidney stenting was performed. After 2 months, the ureteral stent was replaced. At control computed tomography (4 months after surgery), the left ureter was contrasted along the entire length, no urodynamic disturbances were revealed. Discussion. Open surgical interventions for iatrogenic trauma of the ureter are long and traumatic, require a long rehabilitation period, accompanied by social maladjustment of patients, therefore the use of X-ray endoscopic methods of treatment is an effective and alternative method of treating this pathology. Conclusion. In this case, timely detection of iatrogenic damage to the ureter made it possible to perform an effective minimally invasive surgical treatment, which saved the patient from possible severe complications.

Upamiętnianie zagłady Sinti i Romów przed i po zjednoczeniu Niemiec – wstęp do problematyki

The authors of this article focus on showing the genesis of the situation and the attitude towards Sinti and Roma in the Third Reich and post-war Germany. They deal with the issue of commemorating the persecution and genocide of this community in post-war and reunified Germany. The article also indicates a selection of some of the most important memorial sites in Germany dedicated to Sinti and Roma. The genocide of Sinti and Roma represents an important turning point in their history. In line with the racist policy of the Third Reich, they were outlawed and sentenced to extermination. The subject of the Sinti and Roma extermination was long absent in the public discourse of post-war Germany and in the consciousness of society. While the Federal Republic of Germany recognised the Jewish victims fairly quickly, the Sinti and Roma genocide was ignored. The official version of the narrative stated that Sinti and Roma were persecuted in Nazi Germany not because of racist policies but because of social maladjustment (Asoziale). It was only in the 1980s that places devoted to the persecution and extermination of Sinti and Roma began to be commemorated.The present memory of the victims and the recognition of the rights of Sinti and Roma in Germany are the result of their ethnic mobilisation and long and hard-won campaigns for equal participation in society. Today, the commemoration of the wrongs suffered by Sinti and Roma during the Nazi regime is an important step for German society in dealing with its past.

Study of the psychoemotional status of patients with medium and severe acne severity on the background of isotretinoin monotherapy (Sotret)

Rationale. Acne vulgaris is a widespread chronic disease with no age, gender, or race restrictions. It does not pose a direct threat to the patient's life, but is reflected in his psycho-emotional status, which requires appropriate medical intervention.
 Purpose of the study. To study the psychoemotional status of patients aged 2224 years with moderate and severe acne and its changes during monotherapy with isotretinoin (Sotret).
 Methods. In an open, non-randomized study lasting 12 months, 310 students of the Samara State Medical University were included (52% healthy, 33% with mild acne, 13% with a moderate degree, 2% with a severe degree). All patients in the study before treatment and after 3, 6, 12 months were assessed the severity of the course using the dermatological index of acne (DIA); quality of life assessment using the Cardiff Acne Disability Index (CADI scale); assessment of the psychological and social impact of acne using the APSEA questionnaire. All patients received monotherapy using the drug Erase. The median and interquartile distance Me (Q3-Q1) were indicated as descriptive statistics. The Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to compare related groups. The comparison was carried out with 95% confidence.
 Results. An analysis of the assessment of the psychological and social status of patients with moderate and severe acne before treatment, 3, 6, 12 months after the start of treatment with isotretinoin (Erase) is presented. The study included 36 people (20 women and 16 men) aged 22 to 24 years with a disease duration from 1 to 10 years. The results of psychological testing at various intervals gave comparable data: all patients had a pronounced persistent level of social maladjustment. An important indicator of the effectiveness of acne therapy with isotretinoin is the frequency of cases of the formation of a persistent clinical effect from treatment, which is clearly expressed in the restoration of the psycho-emotional background of patients, improving the quality of life of patients.
 Conclusion. An important indicator of the effectiveness of acne therapy with Erase is the frequency of cases of the formation of a stable clinical effect of treatment, which is clearly expressed in the restoration of the psycho-emotional background of patients, improving the quality of life of patients. The treatment allowed us to change the psychoemotional background of our patients for the better, which increased their motivation to study, communication, and the desire for self-development.

Rehabilitation features of patients with stroke in the vertebro-basillary system depending on the pathogenetic subtype of stroke

Ischemic stroke is a serious medical and social issue due to deep and prolonged disability, as well as social maladjustment of patients. In this regard, the aim of the research was to study the influence of pathogenetic subtypes of ischemic stroke on the rehabilitation possibilities.
 Based on the presence of COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) we divided all patients into 2 groups
 Patients with IS in VI (Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency) and COPD - 62 people (group I) - 29 men and 33 women aged 50 to 74 (59.8 ± 5.8). Patients with IS in VI - 64 people (group II). Of these, 31 are men and 33 are women aged 51 to 80 (62.4 ± 5.4). All patients received traditional treatment in the most acute and severe periods of IS, patients with COPD received and treatment for COPD simultaneously with traditional IS therapy. The Barthel index was used to assess the patient's self-care capabilities. The degree of disability after IS was studied using the Rankin scale. In patients of subgroup II b, by the end of the ED (Eating Disorders), the indicators of the Lindmark B scale for the patient's general mobility differed significantly from the baseline at the beginning of the ED (p = 0.44). At that time, in the II a subgroup, only the indicators of the B. Lindmark scale were reliable.
 In patients of subgroup II b, the difference in indicators at the beginning and at the end of ED was significant according to the Barthel index. Recovery in ED depends on many factors, including the subtype of IS, so the IS CE is the most severe, which is reflected in the Rankin scale. The timing and extent of patient recovery depends on the localization of the process, the subtype of IS, the presence of COPD, and the method of rehabilitation. Patients with the lacunar subtype, a single small or medium focus in the cerebellar hemispheres and midbrain recover most fully after complex rehabilitation.

The Role of Defending Norms in Victims\u2019 Classroom Climate Perceptions and Psychosocial Maladjustment in Secondary School

Victims of bullying are at increased risk of developing psychosocial problems. It is often claimed that it helps victims when others stand up against the bullying and when defending is typical (descriptive norm) or rewarded with popularity (popularity norm) in classrooms. However, recent work on the healthy context paradox suggests that victims – paradoxically – tend to do worse in more positive classrooms. Therefore, it is possible that defending norms are counterproductive and exacerbate victims’ adjustment difficulties, possibly because social maladjustment is more apparent in classrooms where everybody else is doing well. The current study examined whether descriptive and popularity norms for defending predicted victims’ classroom climate perceptions and psychosocial adjustment. Using data of 1,206 secondary school students from 45 classrooms (Mage = 13.61), multi-level analyses indicated that descriptive norms for defending increased rather than decreased negative classroom climate perceptions and maladjustment of victimized youths. In contrast, popularity norms for defending positively predicted all students’ classroom climate perceptions and feelings of belonging, except victims’ self-esteem. Interventions may benefit more from promoting popularity norms for defending rather than descriptive norms for defending in secondary schools.

CONFLICT RESOLUTION STYLES PREFERRED BY SCHOOLCHILDREN WITH VARYING DEGREES OF SOCIAL ADAPTATION

Conflicts are an integral part of people’s lives, regardless of their age. This aspect of life evokes many negative connotations. Nevertheless, the advantages of confl icts are now often exposed, providing that they are solved in a constructive way. The adolescent period is a stage of life that undoubtedly favours the frequency and intensity of diffi cult interpersonal situations. Therefore, the researchers decided to analyse which confl ict resolution styles are favoured by youth. The research was conducted in a group of one hundred and twentytwo secondary school students, half of whom were minors. A diagnostic opinion poll was applied. To be precise, it was the Confl ict Mode Instrument of Thomas and Kilmann. From the data obtained it stems that the minors, in comparison to the youth who are not under the supervision of a probation offi cer, are less likely to give up their own needs and interests on behalf of their partner in confl ict. However, equally often, people from the comparison groups solve confl icts by competing, looking for a compromise, using escaping mechanisms as well as cooperating with the confl ict partner. This means that it is worth applying negotiation and mediation as a preventative measure to prevent the escalation of the symptoms of social maladjustment.

Children’s dermatology life quality index and family dermatology life quality index as criteria for the efficiency of physiorehabilitation of children with atopic dermatitis

Social maladjustment of children with atopic dermatitis, an increase in the number of cases of disability in pediatric practice, violation of intra-familial relations, rise in the level of anxiety of parents, in particular, of mothers, are closely associated with the formation of protracted recurrent forms. Educational programs for parents, traditional conservative treatment and hydrotherapy in combination with polychromatic polarized light and low-intensity laser blood irradiation significantly improve the quality of life of patients and their families, according to the corresponding indices.

Analyzing the Relationship Between Child-to-Parent Violence and Perceived Parental Warmth.

The relationship between child-to-parent violence (CPV) and the perceived parental warmth dimension has been well established. However, it is necessary to further investigate the nature of this relationship considering the involvement of other variables. The objective of this study was to analyze the role of cognitive (hostile attribution), emotional (anger), and social variables (deviant peer group and drug use) in the relationship between the perceived parental warmth dimension (warmth-communication and criticism-rejection) and CPV motivated by reactive or instrumental reasons. The community sample consisted of 1,599 Spanish adolescents (54.8% girls) between the ages of 12 and 18 years (Mage = 14.6, SD = 1.6 years) from different secondary schools in Jaén (75.3%) and Oviedo (24.7%) (Spain). Each participant completed the Child-to-Parent Violence Questionnaire (CPV-Q), the Warmth Scale (WS), adolescents’ version, the Social Information Processing (SIP) in Child-to-parent Conflicts Questionnaire and Deviant Peers and Drug Use Questionnaires. The results indicate that perceived parental warmth is negatively correlated with hostile attribution, adolescent anger, relationship with a deviant peer group, while perceived parental criticism is positively linked to these variables. Likewise, hostile attribution and adolescent anger are positively linked to reactive CPV. Relationship with a deviant peer group is associated with drug use, which also predicts both reactive and instrumental CPV. In sum, a lack of perceived parental warmth has important repercussions in the form of the psychological and social maladjustment of children, which in turn is differentially correlated with reactive or instrumental CPV. Thus, prevention and intervention programs for CPV should consider, on the one hand, working with parents on parental practices that incorporate parental warmth as a fundamental element and, on the other hand, working with children on cognitive, emotional, and social aspects, taking into account the different motivations for this type of violence.

Social determinants of typical syndromes of social work objects

This article reveals the socio-psychological essence of the social determinants of typical syndromes of social work objects. It analyzes the possibilities of a socio-psychological approach to understanding the nature of these phenomena. It reveals such concepts as quality of life, typical negative socio-psychological phenomena, including social maladjustment, socially stressful situation, social fears and other phenomena. It also examines the practice of overcoming socially destructive phenomena, in particular, fears.

An Ethnographic Analysis of Escort Services in Poland: An Interactionist Approach

In the Polish literature on the subject, prostitution is analyzed from various theoretical perspectives, but, first of all, from the perspective of social pathology. This approach makes the researchers focus mainly on the social maladjustment of women providing sex services and the reasons for their violation of the normative order.
 In my ethnographic research conducted in escort agencies in Poland, I was willing to go beyond this narrow outlook. I have adapted an interactionist perspective to analyze the escort agencies as organizations where intense interactions between employees, as well as employees and clients, take place, the sex work process is organized, and the meanings of prostitution are negotiated. I conducted the analysis according to the procedures of the grounded theory methodology. It allowed me to see and describe such processes as: (re)defining the situation of providing sex services from vice to work, sex work as a collective action, performing sex work, secondary socialization for sex work.
 The adaption of an interactionist perspective opens some new directions for analysis, which could help to understand the phenomenon of women getting involved in and continuing to provide sex services for a long time.

Parkinson’s Disease and Bilateral Subthalamic Nuclei Deep Brain Stimulation: Beneficial Effects of Preoperative Cognitive Restructuration Therapy on Postoperative Social Adjustment

Bilateral subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation improves motor symptoms and treatment-related complications in patients with Parkinson's disease. However, some patients have trouble adjusting socially after successful neurosurgery, in part because of "unrealistic" expectations and psychiatric disorders. Preoperative psychological interventions focusing on these aspects could be beneficial for such patients. We compared the outcomes of 2 psychosocial approaches-1 based on cognitive restructuration and 1 consisting of 2 interviews-with those of a control group without preoperative preparation. All patients underwent a psychometric evaluation 2 months before surgery (M-2) and again at 3 (M+3) and 6 months (M+6) after surgery. The psychometric evaluation focused on social adjustment using the social adjustment scale-self-report. The psychiatric profile of the patients was also assessed. Of 73 patients initially enrolled, 62 performed the initial inclusion visit (M-2) and the 2 postoperative visits (M+3, M+6). For these 62 patients (52% male), the overall mean age was 59 ± 6.13 years, and the mean disease duration was 9.44 ± 3.62 years. No specific differences were observed for social adjustment between the groups or visits (M-2, M+3, M+6); however, an interaction was found in the cognitive restructuration group at M+6 for the family dimension of the social adjustment scale-self-report. Our results suggest that even if no overall increase in the social adjustment score was observed, patients with Parkinson's disease eligible for neurosurgery should undergo preoperative psychosocial therapy to define their expectations and help them in their psychological restructuration. This type of therapy, complementary to psychoeducation, could represent an opportunity to prevent postoperative deception and social maladjustment.

Role of Emollients in Prevention of the Comorbid Allergic Diseases Development in Children with Atopic Dermatitis

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is one of the common multifactorial inflammatory diseases manifesting predominantly in childhood. There is significant number of cases of self-regression of the disease with aging. On the other hand, there is also another scenario ending with AD persistent course and/or development of comorbid allergic pathologies that can significantly worsen patient’s quality of life and finally lead to social maladjustment. The pathogenesis of such way includes epidermal barrier disturbance, transcutaneous sensibilisation and aberrant allergic (Th2) immune systemic response development. Main role in preventing of this pathological pathway is lying on the new class of moisturizers containing active components "emollients plus". They are considered as foundation for the therapy and prevention of the development of AD and other allergic diseases. This literature review provides relevant data on AD pathogenesis and development of comorbid allergic pathologies. This paper also covers data on the effect of emollients in restoration of the epidermal barrier and their use as preventive measures.

Shyness and social adjustment in Chinese college students: A moderated mediation of alienation and school connectedness

Existing studies have explored the relationship between shyness and specific indicators of social adjustment of children or middle school students, indicating that individuals with shyness have social maladjustment. However, few studies have examined the overall social adjustment and underlying mechanisms of college students. Therefore, the present study explored the influence of shyness on the overall social adjustment of college students and its underlying mechanism from the perspective of individuals’ interaction with their environment. 1201 participants (Mage = 19.43, SD = 1.40) from two universities in China were measured using the College Student Shyness Scale, Adolescent Alienation Scale, School Connectedness Scale, and Chinese College Student Adjustment Scale. The results showed that shyness was negatively associated with social adjustment and that alienation partially mediated the relationship between them. Moreover, this mediation effect was moderated by school connectedness. Specifically, school connectedness moderated the second stage of the mediating process, that is, school connectedness could effectively alleviate the social maladjustment caused by alienation, and the protection effect of this moderation on low alienation was more obvious. These findings enrich the research on social adjustment of college students, and show that reducing alienation and strengthening school connectedness can alleviate the maladjustment of shy college students.