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F Petermann

Publications and source records attributed to F Petermann.

At least 91 records · Page 5Linked to original sources
PubMed1986

Five coping styles in families of children with cancer: a retrospective study in thirty families.

This retrospective study concerned the coping behavior of 30 children with cancer and their families. Fifteen families with children who were considered "cured" and 15 families with children who had died of their disease were questioned in partly structured interviews. In accordance with the coping model of Lazarus, the following five different styles of coping by the family were identified: experiencing the disease as challenge, as probation, as misfortune, as fate, and as punishment. The evaluation of patient's, parents', and siblings' attitudes toward the disease and the treatment allows early predictions of their coping behavior. The criteria of the classification of coping styles are described and the implications of their prognostic value for medical compliance are discussed.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1985

[Trust-promoting variables in child-adult interaction].

As interpersonal trust is recognized as a central variable in child-psychotherapy, and as psychological research has not yet developed strategies to advance interpersonal trust, the question arose by which social behavior variables children's trust is determined in the interaction process between adults and children. After having developed a most concrete definition of trust in terms of social interaction behavior, everyday pedagogical interaction sequences involving adults and children were analyzed in order to identify behavioral elements or patterns of interaction conducive to trust. According to the hypotheses, the behavior classes "positive adult reaction", "adult trusting behavior" and the interaction pattern "positive adult response to child trusting behavior" were found as conducive to interpersonal trust in children. Furthermore the realisation of the pattern "alternation of trusting child behavior and positive adult behavior" for a longer period of interaction was identified as material to the foundation of interpersonal trust. The realisation of that pattern is encouraged by positive and permanent reinforcement of different child reactions by the adult and by the child's readiness to react trustfully to positive adult behavior.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
PubMed1976

[Sequential analysis and its application possibilities in clinical psychology].

This paper describes an experimental-statistical procedure widely unknown in psychology, which allows an efficient problem-solving in clinical research and practice, such as, for example, in evaluating the officiency of therapeutical strategies. The method dealt with is Wald's (1947) sequential analysis, which has been successfully applied in pharmaceutical research as well as in quality controls of industrial products. The characterization of this method and the description of its application fields are followed by an illustrative computational example.

Humans↗
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Frequency, comorbidity, and psychosocial impairment of anxiety disorders in German adolescents.

The frequency, comorbidity, and psychosocial impairment of anxiety disorders among German adolescents was estimated from a survey of 1,035 students aged 12-17 years. The adolescents were randomly selected from 36 schools in the province of Bremen, Germany. Anxiety disorders and other psychiatric disorders were coded based on criteria from the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, using the computerized Munich version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview. Anxiety disorders occurred frequently in our sample of adolescents, with a rate of 18.6%. When considering the subtypes of anxiety disorders, phobia was the most common. Posttraumatic stress disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder occurred less frequently with rates below 2%. Panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder were the least common, with rates well below 1%. Anxiety disorders were significantly higher in girls than in boys, and that the rates increased with age. Comorbidity occurs quite frequently, both within the anxiety disorders and also with other psychiatric disorders. The most common pattern of comorbidity was that of anxiety and depressive disorders. Although a high number of anxiety cases were psychosocially impaired, at least during the worst episode of their disorders, only a few of them sought treatment for their problems. We conclude by discussing some research priorities in the area of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents.

Adaptation, Psychological↗
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Referrals, diagnoses, and neuropsychological findings in an outpatient sample of German children and adolescents with brain dysfunction.

Although the necessity of outpatient neuropsychological rehabilitation of neurologically impaired children and adolescents is widely accepted, outpatient services, however, are scarcely supplied. Furthermore, there are only a few analyses of the requirement of such services for children and adolescents. This investigation presents the results of an empirical analysis of referral sources, referral diagnoses, demographic characteristics, and neuropsychological findings for an outpatient neuropsychological utilization sample of children and adolescents with brain dysfunction. Finally, suggestions for the further development of adequate rehabilitation programmes are discussed.

Adolescent↗