Considerations on emotional development: to be aware of or else holding back emotions among inflammatory bowel disease patients

• Type: Article in National Scientific Journal
• Date: 1999

Authors

Verissimo R (Author) FMUP

Journal

Title: Revista Portuguesa de Psicossomática

Vol. 1 No. 2

Pages: 83-90

ISSN: 0874-4696

Publisher: Sociedade Portuguesa de Psicossomática

Scientific classification

CORDIS: Social sciences > Psychological sciences ; Health sciences > Medical sciences > Medicine > Psychosomatics

Other information

Abstract (EN): Conducted in an inflammatory bowel disease group comprised of 59 patients, 22 men and 37 woman, this cross-sectional study was aimed at exploring some possible influences of intrafamilial interactions in affect regulation. Probably benefiting from a more caring upbringing environment, the last born increasingly expresses his emotions outwardly. In contrast to the eldest child, who has such tendency decreased. Parental separation, in turn, is associated with lower positive affects and sensation seeking. But in yet another perspective the positive affects and exploratory behaviour tends to increase with time period of adulthood separation from the nuclear family of origin. Finally those who were raised as the only child within the family are more anxious, and while having more difficulty describing feelings, also tend to be included among the more severely diseased patients. These findings are consistent with the assumed importance of the considered environmental conditions regarding alexithymia and related constructs.

Language: Portuguese

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific