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Development of Personality and Intelligence in Children with Congenital Heart Disease
Author(s) -
Kramer H. H.,
Awiszus D.,
Sterzel U.,
Halteren A.,
Claßen R.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1989.tb00242.x
Subject(s) - psychology , personality , anxiety , developmental psychology , feeling , heart disease , personality development , intelligence quotient , clinical psychology , psychiatry , cognition , medicine , social psychology
One hundred and twenty‐eight children with congenital heart disease (CHD) and 89 healthy controls were compared according to their development of personality and intelligence. Presence of physical disability in daily life was the independent variable for dividing children with CHD into two groups: children with physical handicap due to CHD ( n =77) have lower IQ scores than healthy children. Unexpectedly, in the parents' opinion they show MO difference in behaviour patterns. On introspective examination, these cardiac patients showed an increased Fueling of inferiority and of basic anxiety and a more impetuous behaviour as their way of self‐protection, but reduced need for independence due to parental overprotection was not confirmed. None of these observations could be detected with children with CHD who are physically fit. ( n = 51).