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[Psychological resources of coping with somatic illness in adolescents]
Galina V Pyatakova1, Valeriia V Mathan1, Ekaterina I Lebedeva1
1Federal State Budgetary Educational Institution Of Higher Education «Saint-Petersburg State University», Saint-Petersburg, Russian Federation.
Objective:
Introduction: Somatic illness, objectively and subjectively, can become a difficult life situation for a person. The adolescent's experience of illness is determined by the specifics of a particular age period. To develop an effective rehabilitation program, it is necessary to study the personal characteristics of the adolescent and his social environment, which may be resourceful. The aim: To conduct a theoretical analysis of publications about psychological resources coping with somatic illness in adolescents.
Patients And Methods:
Materials and methods: The analysis of scientific publications on this topic.
Results:
Review and conclusions: In the process of overcoming the illness, the adolescent accumulates his internal and external resources. External resources are mostly described as support from the family. Personal resources are described by a wide range of personal qualities. It is necessary to develop a system of psychological resources for coping with somatic illness in adolescents.
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