Search results for "ADULT"

Anxiety levels in mothers of children affected by x-fragile syndrome

2017

Introduction: Anxiety is the psychological process by which the individual reacts to dangerous external stimuli, triggering responses (mediated by norepinephrine, GABA and serotonin) involving physiological reactions and cognitive strategies. Anxiety can be differentiated in state anxiety and trait anxiety. Fragile X Syndrome (FXS) is a disorder most commonly caused by a triplet repeat expansion of > 200 cytosine-guanine-guanine (CGG) repeats in the 50 untranslated region of the Fragile X mental retardation 1 (FMR1) gene. Aim of the present study is investigating the state or trait anxiety in a sample of mothers of children affected by X-fragile. Materials and methods: 84 mothers (mean age …

Training citizenship and intercultural education in Europe: an introduction to the Tra.C.I.E. project.

2009

Facing the Pandemic in Italy: Personality Profiles and Their Associations With Adaptive and Maladaptive Outcomes

2022

The negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals’ psychosocial functioning was widely attested during the last year. However, the extent to which individual differences are associated with adaptive and maladaptive outcomes during quarantine in Italy remains largely unexplored. Using a person-oriented approach, the present study explored the association of personality profiles, based on three broad individual dispositions (i.e., positivity, irritability, and hostile rumination) and two self-efficacy beliefs in the emotional area (i.e., expressing positive emotions and regulating anger emotion), with adaptive and maladaptive outcomes during the first Italian lockdown (March–June 20…

Career Indecision and emotional aspects of Psychological Well-Being among young adults

2014

Psicologia Positiva e Risorse Personali: dall'indecisione lavorativa giovanile al rischio di burnout nella professione intrapresa

La validità di contenuto dell’Adult Attachment Interview: un’indagine empirica mediante analisi del testo

2010

La transizione all’età adulta nell’epoca post-moderna

2011

Il presente contributo si propone di esplorare il fenomeno della transizione alla vita adulta, soffermandosi, in particolare, sulla modalità con la quale i giovani affrontano i principali compiti evolutivi ponendo in rilevanza la complessità del percorso di separazione-individuazione dalla famiglia di origine, i loro progetti di vita, nonché, i timori e le fragilità sperimentate. A tale fine, è stata utilizzata l’intervista semistrutturata dal titolo “Esci dal guscio”, composta da 20 domande, che ha consentito di indagare le seguenti aree: la definizione di sé, l’indipendenza dalla famiglia di origine, gli eventi ritenuti marcatori del passaggio alla vita adulta, il sostegno so- ciale perce…

Seroprevalence of Norovirus Genogroup IV Antibodies among Humans, Italy, 2010–2011

2014

Antibodies specific to genogroup IV identified in human specimens suggest zoonotic exposure.

Phylodynamic Analysis and Implication of HCV Genotype 4 Variability on Antiviral Drug Response and T-Cell Recognition.

2020

Therapies for HCV care could change the prevalence and the geographic distribution of genotypes due to differences in Sustained Virologic Response (SVR). In this scenario, uncommon genotypes/subtypes, such as genotype 4, could spread from high-risk groups, replacing genotypes eradicated by antiviral drugs. Genotype eradication is also strongly influenced by the CD8+ T cell response. In this study, the genetic variability in HCV genotype 4 strains obtained from a cohort of 67 patients na&iuml

BPCO E OSTEOPOROSI

2013

COPD and osteoporosis are frequently associated because they have common risk factors, including age, smoking habits and reduced physical activity. COPD is also characterized by systemic inflammation, malnutrition (up to cachexia), hypovitaminosis D, and the use of local and systemic corticosteroids, all of which could cause deterioration in bone quality with a consequent increase in fragility fractures. These fractures may further impair mobility and increase disability and mortality. The vertebral and rib fractures can directly further affect lung function and promote exacerbations. As a result, the assessment of fracture risk in patients with COPD is of vital importance from the earliest…