SELF ESTEEM AND SELF IMAGE AMONG CHILDREN WITH EPILEPSY

Abstract

Epilepsy is a central nervous system disorder (neurological), where brain activity becomes abnormal, causing seizures or periods of behavior, unusual sensations, and sometimes loss of consciousness. Medicine treatment, and sometimes surgery, can control epileptic seizures in the majority of epileptic children. Some children need life-long treatment to control convulsions, while others eventually disappear. Epilepsy affects a child's self-esteem and may also cause a negative self-image of himself, reflected in care-lapse with study or social activity and may lead to depression or hostile behavior toward others. The physical, psychological, and social effects of epilepsy vary from child to child. Too much protection and fear on the part of parents may affect their confidence in their abilities. Sometimes the child tries to hide the situation or may act aggressively with the surroundings. He may decide to start rejecting others before rejecting them, which may lead to a decrease in his abilities and social skills, because he has little contact with society. On the other hand, the side effects of the drug from reducing its ability to talk may make it more distant from the rest of the students and reduce its activity.

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