Open AccessClinical Case of a Child with Algoneurodystrophy
Author(s) -
Ana Catarina Santos,
Cláudia M. Silva
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista de psicoterapia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2339-7950
pISSN - 1130-5142
DOI - 10.33898/rdp.v32i120.1075
Subject(s) - anxiety , psychology , intervention (counseling) , feeling , grief , wechsler intelligence scale for children , clinical psychology , wechsler adult intelligence scale , cognition , developmental psychology , psychiatry , social psychology
A clinical case of a 12-year-old female child with anxiety symptoms and a diagnosis of Algoneurodystrophy in the left hand is presented. The psychological assessment was carried out using the following instruments: observation, psychological interview, Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III), State/Trait Anxiety Questionnaire for children, and Conners Scales for parents and teachers. The intervention aimed to reduce anxiety levels, promote self-esteem, and alleviate the child's grief. For this purpose, a cognitive-behavioral intervention was carried out with the child and their parents. Through education, the child's parents were alerted to the need to express the feeling of loss, providing an environment for the resolution of the grieving process of all family members. Furthermore, they were also warned about the maintenance factors of the child's anxiety symptoms, such as the issue of high parental demand. As a result, it can be concluded that good therapeutic gains were seen, translating into the resolution of the child's problems and, consequently, increasing their psychological well-being.