An analysis of reference data on the psychosocial assistance to parents of sick children is presented. The level of such topics as family stress, family resources in overcoming difficult situations is highlighted. The content of the correction phase of psychological assistance to parents of seriously ill children based on the principle of consistency is shown.
Russian studies of family stress and ways to overcome are shown. The content of the concept of «family stress» is revealed. Violations of psychological adjustment of the sick child in the family aspect of the posttraumatic stress reactions are shown. The paper explains the reasons for unequal family resistance to the complexities of life. The concept of «family coping», that includes protective family factors, recovery factors, family resources is revealed. The results of the study of family problems coping. It reveals the role of family factors in developing personal coping resources and individual coping style. The paper displays the content of the psychological assistance to parents with seriously ill children, taking into account the severity of the child’s condition, the individual characteristics of the parents, the level of social psychological adaptation micro- and macrosocial impacts. These include psychological pedagogical support of the family in the first stage of adopting child diagnosis, psychological and educational assistance to parents with a seriously ill child, psychological and pedagogical assistance to parents with a high level of social and psychological adaptation, psychological and educational assistance to parents of children with disorders of the central nervous system.
PDF: Download
Keywords: psychological assistance to parents of seriously ill children; family stress; family resources in overcoming difficult situations; level of social and psychological adaptation of parents;
Available Online 06.07.2016
Belorukova, N.O. (2005) The specifics of coping with difficulties in married couples at different stages of family life cycle. Psychology and practice: collection of scientific articles [Psikhologiya i praktika: sbornik nauchnykh statey]. Kostroma, Izdate’stvo Kostromskoy RTsOI «Ekspert-EGE, 93-100.
Eidemiller, E.G., & Yustitskis, V. (2000) Psychology and Psychotherapy of the family. St. Petersburg, Piter, 656.
Gushina, T.V. (2005) Protective and coping behaviour in a dysfunctional family in crisis: Ph.D. in Psychology, Thesis. Kostroma.
Davis H. (2011) How to help a family with a seriously ill child: a psychological view. Moscow, Eterna, 224.
Kapustin, S. A. (2015) The use of existential criterion for assessing the personality of the overprotecting and overexacting parents in families of psychological consultation clients for parent-child problems. Moscow University Psychology Bulletin. Series 14. Psychology, 2 – с. 51-62.
Kapustin S.A. (2015). Personal features of children in client families who receive psychological advice. National psychological journal [Natsional’nyy psikhologicheskiy zhurnal], 1, 79–87. DOI: 10.11621/npj.2015.0109
Kapustin, S. A. (2014) Styles of parenting in families of psychological consultation clients for parent-child problems. Moscow University Psychology Bulletin. Series 14. Psychology, 4, 76-90.
Karabanova, O.A. (2004) Family psychology and basics of family counseling: manual. Moscow, Gardariki, 320.
Kharkovskiy A.N. (2015) Representations of children about the disease and its mediating role in the therapeutic work with ill children. National Psychological Journal [Natsional’nyy psikhologicheskiy zhurnal]. 3 (19), 105-117. DOI: 10.11621 / npj.2015.0311
Kharkovskiy A.N. (2015) Disease representation in children and its mediating role in the therapeutic work with patient children. National Psychological Journal [Natsional’nyy psikhologicheskiy zhurnal], 3, 105-116. DOI: 10.11621 / npj.2015.0311
Kryukov, T.L., Saporovskaya, M.V., & Kuftyak, E.V. (2005) Family Life: life’s difficulties and coping with them. St. Petersburg, Rech’, 240.
Kuftyak, E.V. (2010) Research on family stability when exposed to difficulties. Psychological research: an electronic scientific journal [Psikhologicheskie issledovaniya: elektronnyy nauchnyy zhurnal]. 6 (14). -Electronic resource. – Mode of Access: http://psystudy.ru
Mazurova, N.V. (2014) Model of psychological support to parents of children suffering from long. Russian Journal of Pediatrics [Rossiyskiy pediatricheskiy zhurnal]. 1, 35-40.
Mazurova, N.V. (2013) Features parents adapt to a child’s illness. Russian Journal of Pediatrics [Rossiyskiy pediatricheskiy zhurnal]. 5, 50-56.
Mazurova, N.V., Surkov, A.N., & Bushueva, T.V. (2013) Adapting to the disease process and treatment of children with rare hereditary metabolic diseases and their parents. Actual problems of psychological knowledge [Aktual’nye problemy psikhologicheskogo znaniya]. 2 (27), 107-116.
Mastyukova, E.M., & Moskovkina, A.G. (2003) Family education of children with disabilities in development: Textbook. Moscow, VLADOS, 408.
Mikhailova, N.F. (1998) A systematic study of individual and family stress and coping among family members of healthy individuals: Ph.D. in psychology. Thesis. St. Petersburg.
Petrovsky, A.V. (Ed.) (2007) Psychological Dictionary. Moscow, PER SE.
Pearlin, L.I. (1991) The Study of Coping: An Overview of Problems and Directions. The Social Context of Coping. N.Y, Plenum Press, 261-276.
Perrez, M., & Reicherts, M. (1992) Stress, coping, and health. A Situation-behavior approach. Theory, methods, applications. N.Y.
Rodrigues, T.F. (2014). Meaning in couples relationships. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 7(3), 126-135. doi: 10.11621/pir.2014.0311
Rusin, I.A. (1999) Psychological protection and coping mechanisms: differences in the manifestation of psychotherapeutic practice, the effectiveness. Yaroslavsky Psychological Bulletin [Yaroslavskiy psikhologicheskiy vestnik]. Vol. 1. Moscow, Yaroslavl’, RPO- YarGU, 157-173.
Serykh A.B., & Lifintseva A.A. (2014). The influence of factors related to parent features on the children and adolescents psychotherapy efficacy. National Psychological Journal [Natsional’nyy psikhologicheskiy zhurnal], 2, 90–96. DOI: 10.11621/npj.2014.0211
Smirnova, E.O., & Bykova, M.V. (2000) Previous studies of the structure and dynamics of parent relations. Issues of psychology [Voprosy psikhologii]. 3, 3-14.
Smirnova, E.R. (1996) Family atypical child: socio-cultural aspects. Saratov, Izdatel’stvo SGU, 192.
Tkachev, V.V. (1999) Psychological assistance to families with children with developmental disabilities: Ph.D. in psychology, Thesis. Moscow.
Seiffge-Krenke, I. (1998) Social skill and coping style as risk and protective factors. Adolescents’ health: a developmental perspective. 125-150. Mahwah, NJ, Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Shipitsyna, L.M. (1997) The old and the new: social protection in Russia. St. Petersburg, 43.
Varga, A.Ya. (2001) Systemic family therapy. St. Petersburg, Rech’, 144.
Mazurova Nadezhda V., Podolskaya Tatyana А. (2016). Psychological pedagogical assistance to parents of children with severe health problems: guidelines and opportunities. National Psychological Journal. 1, 68-75.