触觉的先天性缺失并不排除正常的认知和社会情感发展
Peggy Mason1, Anthony Reder1, Maureen Lacy1
1The University of Chicago.
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|August 16, 2024
概括
这项研究表明,一个缺乏身体感觉的人仍然可以正常发育. 安全的依恋和社会纽带可以在没有触觉的情况下形成,挑战已有的发展理论.
科学领域:
- 发展心理学 发展心理学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 附着理论 附着理论
背景情况:
- 依恋理论强调身体接触的社会情感发展.
- 没有先前的研究检查过先天性体感损失的个体.
- 这种差距限制了对触摸在发展中的作用的理解.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究一个先天缺乏体感的个体的心理社会发展.
- 挑战身体触摸的必要性,以获得安全的依恋和自我发展.
- 探索社会情感发展的其他途径.
主要方法:
- 一个人的案例研究 (Kim) 具有与生俱来的无法感知触觉,温度或疼痛.
- 评估认知能力,社会功能和情绪调节.
- 发展轨迹和护理人员互动的分析.
主要成果:
- 金正恩表现出高于平均水平的智力和正常的社会功能.
- 她能够识别并适当地表达情绪,尽管身体不敏感.
- 她的焦虑是适应性的,反映了对她的状况的现实担忧.
- 正常的社会情绪发展得到了非触觉线索的支持,例如目光和听力.
结论:
- 身体触摸对于发展自我意识,安全依恋或家庭纽带来说并不重要.
- 非触觉感官输入和护理人员的响应能力可以促进健康的社会情感发展.
- 这个案子挑战了依恋理论中关于体感的作用的基本假设.
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