Intervención psicológica en un niño de 7 años institucionalizado en un centro de acogida

Abstract

Abstract: This case study entitled "Psychological intervention in a 7-year-old child institutionalized in a foster care center", deals with the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of an infant with hyperactivity behaviors, aggressiveness towards peers and difficulty in expressing emotions, especially to the mother figure. The evaluation process was developed through interviews, observation sheets and application of psychological tests (Progressive Matrices Test, Bender's Visomotor Gestalt Test, Human Figure Drawing, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Test, Behavioral Checklist of Aggressiveness in Children, Coopersmith Self-Esteem Questionnaire, Childhood Depression Inventory, Family Drawing Test and Person in the Rain Test). Based on the CIE-10, he has been diagnosed with problems related to emotional neglect of the child (Z62.4) and problems related to estrangement from home in childhood (Z61.1); therefore, the therapeutic plan included techniques from different approaches, although mostly from the cognitive behavioral model, with the aim of improving attentional and self-control abilities, reinforcing adequate social interaction, decreasing aggressive and impulsive responses, promoting emotional recognition and expression. It is concluded that the patient improved in the problems worked on, demonstrating that there is efficacy in the therapeutic plan.