Peculiarities Of The Emotional State Of Mothers, Bringing Up Children With Psychophysical Impairments In The Framework Of Psychocorrection

Yu. Gonchar State Institution «Ukrainian State Institute of Medical and Social Problems of Disability Ministry of Public Health of Ukraine»

Abstract

The aim of the study was to examine the features of the emotional state of mothers raising children with psychophysical impairments in the context of psychocorrectional work. With the help of psychodiagnostical and statistical tools there were assessed the features of the emotional state of 168 mothers of children with cerebral palsy (CP), mental development retardations (MDR) and autism spectrum disorders (SAR). It was found that common features of the emotional state of mothers, raising children with psychophysical impairments, in the beginning were anxiety, fatigue, feelings of helplessness and uncertainty in their own abilities. After participating in the psychocorrectional program with the involvement of hippotherapy, mothers of children with CP showed energy and feeling of elation, mothers of children with MDR – calmness and confidence, mothers of children with SAR – calmness and vigor. After participating in the psychocorrectional program with the involvement of dolphin assisted therapy, mothers of children with CP were characterized by calmness, vigor, confidence; mothers of children with MDR were characterized by elation, and also calmness and vigor, mothers of children with SAR showed the increase of confidence and elation.

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