Psychological Aspects of Dental Problems and Facial Disfigurement Flashcards
how do you refer to facial disfigurement
addressing the cause directly - cleft lip e.g.,
how does stigma affect people?
negative treatment and discrimination, self fulfilling prophecy, threat to the sense of self
what is subjective severity
the level of distress
what does the level of distress depend on?
subjective and objective severity of disfigurement, developmental/life stage, levels of social support
what happens with the non-severe end of objective severity?
social reactions are likely trivial
what happens with the severe end of objective severity?
social reactions more common but predictable so the individual can develop coping strategies
what happens with the moderate end of objective severity?
social reactions are ambiguous and making a consistent coping strategy more difficult
what does no affect level of stress?
gender and congenital vs acquired nature of deformation
what strategies can help with distress?
social skills training, CBT
what are the Big Five to consider with personality?
openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, neuroticism
what body image would someone with neuroticism have?
negative body image - more self conscious and compare themselves to others more
what body image would someone with extraversion and conscientouessness have?
less negative body image
what body image would agreeable and openness to experience have?
no relationship with body image
what is the relationship between extraversion and body image?
less reserved, more assertive and talkative, experience more positive emotions to less sensitive to social threat
what is the relationship with conscientiousness and body image?
follow social norms, more confident and healthier
