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B Diepold

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PubMed1997

[Aggression and violence in children in different contexts].

Starting with the hypothesis that children's aggressive and potentially violent behavior is the climax of escalating conflicts that cannot be expressed or showed in any other way, we analyse, in the following article, the conditions from which these behavior pattern arise. We have focused on the following areas; the individual, the family, the school and society, and we have tried to show how the development of children's aggressive behavior is determined by the problem constellations in these different contexts. Insecure and disorganised early bonding experiences and/or dysfunctional family relationship patterns combined with parental upbringing methods that support or condone aggressive behavior, can lead to children having fewer resources or social skills available than their peers in kindergarten and school. This may result in conflict and lack of social integration in these institutions.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1997

[FAUSTLOS--a curriculum for promoting social competence and preventing aggressive and violent behavior in children].

FAUSTLOS is a curriculum that has been developed for the prevention of aggression and potentially violent behavior in children in nursery and primary school. A lack of social skills is regarded as one of the fundamental causes that deteriorates problem and conflict solving. FAUSTLOS is the German version of an American program called Second Step that has been developed by the Committee for Children in Seattle and has been successfully put into practice in several American states over the last eight years. The project "Kinder und Gewalt" has adapted it for the German speaking countries. FAUSTLOS is at present in its pilot phase. The following is a general survey of the inception, contents and methods of the curriculum and the planning and execution of the pilot phase.

Aggression↗
PubMed1995

[Borderline developmental disorders in children--on theory and treatment].

The author characterizes so called "borderline-children" on the basis of 190 case-studies referring to the results of a survey of some 100 child therapists and 40 child psychiatrists. "Borderline-children" show severe psycho-social strain and traumatic experiences and can be characterized by discrepant development, narcissistic pathology, aggressively and impulsiveness, clinging relationships as well as contact problems with children of the same age. The therapy aims at helping children to continue their development at a level appropriate to their age. Due to anxieties and hectic acting out, the therapy has to set distinct boundaries from the very beginning. Regression has to be curbed, archaic fantasies are to be copied with at a metaphorical level by play therapy and not interpreted by the therapist so that dissociated conscious matter is bridged. Usually the social environment has to be integrated into the treatment. In some cases. residential treatment and pharmacotherapy are necessary.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1985

Effect of irradiation on immobilized enzymes compared with that on enzymes in solution.

Glucose oxidase and catalase were immobilized by attaching them to nylon fibers that had been treated with triethyloxonium-tetrafluoroborate, diaminohexane and glutardialdehyde according to Morris, Campbell and Hornby (1975). This method assures that the enzymes are bound to a side chain of the polyamide structure. Enzyme activity (as measured by the O2-uptake and by microcalorimetry) was found to be unchanged after 2 years. The apparent Km-constants of the immobilized enzymes with glucose were the same as those for enzymes in solution. GOD and catalase immobilized in poly(acrylamide) gel had the same Km-value. Despite the high stability during storage, the radiation induced inactivation of enzymes immobilized on gel or chromosorb, an inorganic carrier, was of the same order of magnitude as that of the dissolved enzymes. The enzymes bound to nylon fibers showed a higher radiation sensitivity. This might have been caused by an additional attack on the binding site of the carrier.

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[Problems in diagnosis of borderline disorders in childhood].

While, for adults, there exists an instrument for diagnosing borderline-disorders (DSM-III-R, ICD 10), this is not the case for children and adolescents. Several attempts of classifying borderline-disorders are discussed (Bemporad et al., Pine, Vela et al.). Exemplified by a case study of the treatment of a ten-year-old borderline girl originally diagnosed as "hysteria", eight criteria are listed and explained that seem relevant for diagnostic purposes: (1) heredity and affective disorders, (2) diseases and traumata during the first year of life, (3) development in early childhood, (4) character and intensity of anxiety, (5) self-destructiveness, (6) defensive mechanisms, (7) object relationships, (8) countertransference. Attention is drawn to a large-scale empirical study in which, by means of an elaborate questionnaire, child psychiatrists and therapists are asked to characterize symptoms, personality traits and aetiological factors of young borderline patients. This will hopefully solve some problems of differential diagnosis discussed in the article.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
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[Ego identity in children and adolescents].

Based upon Erik H. Erikson's theory, the development of ego identity during childhood and adolescence is shown. In three main parts (the ages of babyhood, preschool childhood, school age and adolescence), relevant stages of this development are characterized. Case studies taken from the three stages focus on the problems of identity formation and on the therapeutic process.

Adolescent↗