Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Personality Development in the Physically Handicapped Child. |
| Authors: |
Finch, Stuart M.1 |
| Source: |
Clinical Pediatrics. Mar1967, Vol. 6 Issue 3, p171-172. 2p. |
| Subject Terms: |
*Personality development, *Child development, *Child psychology, *Developmental psychology, Development of children with disabilities, Pediatrics, Medicine |
| Abstract: |
This article focuses on the development of the personality of a physically handicapped child. Attention to such a child's emotional development and treatment of his physical disability are both included in the responsibility of the pediatrician. Sound medical management of the chronic physical problem is pointless if the youngster grows up an emotional cripple because his personality development has been preventably distorted. The pediatrician should know how to provide the parents of a handicapped child with the opportunity to verbalize their concerns about the child's condition, and be able to give them the kind of counseling which will help them attain a realistic attitude toward their child. |
| Database: |
Education Research Complete |
