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Men with an extra X chromosome are at risk for social difficulties in which executive functions are known to play an important role. The aim of this study was to examine the potential efficacy of a novel neurocognitive-behavioral treatment program tailored to the specific vulnerabilities of Klinefelter syndrome (47, XXY). Social Management Training (SMT) aimed to increase the ability of individuals to regulate their thoughts, emotions and behaviors in ways that are socially adaptive. 16 Adolescents and men with Klinefelter Syndrome participated in SMT. This novel group treatment program consists of 10 sessions and includes psychoeducation, cognitive-behavioral skills training, home-assignments, and relaxation exercises. There were pre- and posttest cognitive assessments (five months apart) of executive functioning including sustained attention, inhibition, cognitive flexibility and working memory, as well as self-evaluation of executive functioning in daily life. Significant pre- to posttest improvements in inhibitory control (performance test) and metacognition skills (self-report) were found, with effects sizes of 1.3 and 0.5, respectively. No effects of intervention were found on sustained attention, cognitive flexibility and working memory. These findings suggest that SMT, with a key focus on executive dysfunction and tailored to the behavioral and cognitive profile of males with Klinefelter syndrome, may be a promising and potentially efficacious treatment approach for improving self-control and social adaptation, although larger and randomized controlled studies are warranted.
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Small for gestational age (SGA) infants are defined as infant with a birth weight below the 10th percentile of the average weight for gestational age or below 2 standard deviations for gestational age.More evidences have suggested that compared with the appropriate for gestational age infants,besides the short stature,there are also higher risks of lower intelligence,poor academic performance,low social competence,behavioral problems in SGA infants.
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Objective:To understand the psychological characteristics of nephrotic syndrome.Methods:The personality characteristics,intelligence and social adaptive behavior(SAB) of 67 moderate to severe nephrotic syndrome aged 7～14 years were measured by means of EPQ,CBCL,CRT and SAB scales.Results:The EPQ-N score of nephritic syndrome group was higher than that of control group( P 0.05).The nephritic group got a significantly lower social/self direction factor score than the control group.Conclusion:The results showed that nephritic syndrome possessed personality characteristics of neuroticism and obvious behavior problems;and their social adaptive behavior,particularly social/self-direction factor,was significantly lower than that of normal children.
