Objectives: To assess the coping strategies of parents of children with autism and the relationship of
different strategies with their educational level.
Methodology: A descriptive analytical study was carried out from Feb. 14th, 2013 through April, 10th
, 2013 in
several private rehabilitation centers of autism in Baghdad city. A non- probability (purposive) sample of 100
autistic children and 100 of their parents (father or mother) was assessed by a questionnaire which consisted of
two parts; the first part is concerned with the demographic characteristics of the child and demographic
characteristics of the parents; the second part consisted of 50 questions about coping strategies that were
distributed on 8 domains. The data were statistically analyzed by descriptive and analytical methods to find
frequency of the use of different coping strategies and their association with the educational level of parents.
Results: Planned problem solving strategy was found to has the higher chance of use by parents of autistic
children followed by seeking social support, whereas distancing strategy has the lower chance of use. Educational
level of parents was significantly associated with the use of positive coping strategies.
Recommendation: The study recommends the establishment of parents' self-help groups (support groups) and
educational programs for parents to improve their coping strategies.
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease with an increasing prevalence worldwide and characterized by an increase in oxidative stress and inflammation. The most important factor that is responsible for oxidative stress and production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is hyperglycemia. The major targets of ROS are proteins. The most common and widely used biomarker of severe oxidative protein damage is protein carbonyl content.
The study was designed to assess the serum level of protein carbonyl as a marker of protein oxidation in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and to evaluate the effect of age, body weight, waist circumference, diabetic control and disease duration on the level
... Show MoreSymptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder are associated with various variables such as the exposure to traumatic events, sex and age. Such events could lead to negative cognitions towards self and the world. These cognitions, in turn, may lead to traumatic related disorders.
The present study aims to identify the percentage of traumatised individuals according to sex and age category variables. It also aims to assess the average of spreading symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder of traumatised individuals according to sex and age category variables. Likewise, it aims to test variables significance in cognitions towards the world and the self according to the level of the spread of posttraumatic stre
... Show MoreThis work studies the role of serum apelin-36 and Glutathione S-transferases (GST) activity in association with the hormonal, metabolic profiles and their link to the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in healthy and patients' ladies with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). A total of fifty-four (PCOS) patients and thirty-one healthy woman as a control have been studied. The PCOS patients were subdivided on the basis of body-mass-index (BMI), into 2-subgroups (the first group was obese-PCOS with BMI ≥ 30 and the second group was non-obese PCOS MBI<30). Fasting-insulin-levels and Lipid-profile, Homeostatic-model assessment-of-insulin-resistance (HOMA-IR), follicle-stimulating-hormone (FSH), luteinizing-hormone (LH), testosterone and
... Show MoreOff by the idea of health beliefs to promote health and conservation. It occupies beliefs health and health behavior and development of growing importance, not in terms of physical health, but also in terms of mental health also so highlights the importance of beliefs health through raising awareness of social health and contribute to the Carissa most dangerous enemy facing human not a disease, as well as focus on the role of the individual in personal responsibility for his health because this will result to be aware of the risk factors and address them early and disease prevention and physical ills and improve mental state and then to maintain overall health.
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... Show MoreThe past few years have seen the development of the quantity and quality in the field of software, as it has become the word of electronic games of common terms used in the modern era.
And the effects of this software it is working on a low ability to exercise social activities and the ability to perform the duties and turn away from physical exercise level and lead to the neglect of the child to develop friendships and social relations as a result of his over-zealous in use for a long time .olhz a stated research to achieve Ahavh which are:
- Learn about social isolation among children Riyadh.
- Identify statistically sig
... Show MoreWhen the enrollment of children in Riyadh, facing many of the psychological problems that appear in their daily lives through their behavior and their actions with their peers and their teachers in kindergarten, often result in psychological problems from which they suffer to do things socially unacceptable impact on their relationship with interactive with others, Vchksah child depends on the quality of Education and the treatment they received from all of the family as an incubator, his first, and kindergarten as an environment second to raise him without that overlook about his relationship with his comrades grade and the combination of these factors is one of the most important reasons promising in effect on the child's condi
... Show More& مشكلة البحث:
إن اعتبار الأسرة كوحدة أساسية في المجتمع يجعل دورها كبير في مهمة تربية أفرادها وبناء شخصياتهم وتوجيه سلوكهم ووقايتهم من انحرافه ،في جميع مراحل حياتهم ولاسيما مرحلة المراهقة .
وتبدو قدسيتها ممثلة بركنيها للذين أمر الله عز وجل بأن يخفض لهما جناح الذل من الرحمة لخطورة
... Show MoreCurrent research aimed at measurement of management of emotional among counselors and knowledge of emotions management according to the variables of sex and length of service with counselors.
The Scale applied to a sample of basic research, amounting to (300) counselors.
1- That counselors have administration emotional.
2- There are no differences in the management of emotional statistically significant according to the variable (gender).
3- statistically significant differences according to the variable (length of service) in the management
... Show MoreBaghdad governorate has many areas of distinctive architectural and architectural character, which are heritage and valuable areas that we must preserve and take care of. But we see many manifestations of it, which have a negative impact on buildings, areas and roads, so that they distort the view and thus lead to visual pollution in general. The research examined the visual pollution from random advertising, which stretched buildings, walls, electricity poles and sidewalks. The study covered different areas of al-Karkh and al-Rassafa (Jadreya Bridge, Nation Square, Jordan Square, alkindy Street)Most of the distortions were the result of non-removable posters, Handwriting, election candidate adve
... Show MoreIt is known that life is as series of variety of difficult problems that individual looks
forward to overcome so as to achieve adaptation and to reach the desired aims .The transition
of the students from the school stage to the stage of the university is actually regarded a
dramatic change where students face when they enter university life that differs from what
they lived in secondary school.
The executive functions are considered the main element that participate in solving the
problems of high orders , because it involves the mental abilities that assist individual to
think and initiative as well as solving problems .
These functions include operational planning and the activated memory and inhibition of
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