[The special problems of occupational guidance]. / Probleme speciale ale orientarii profesionale.

The professional guidance for the motor deficient child is a very important problem due to the fact that our decision will influence the life of the individual from here on. The aspect that must be taken into account when we discuss about professional guidance is the coordination of the movements. Our study is based on 151 school girls with neurologic deficiencies and is focus on the job that the children are trained for. A series of tests were used in order to asses the motricity of the girls. The results obtained showed that many children have been improper orientated, the jobs that they are trained for demanding more physical abilities. In order to improve the social status of the motor deficient person we must choose a profession that will use all his abilities but will not require skills affected by the deficiency.

[The problems of self-image formation in children with motor deficiencies]. / Probleme legate de formarea imaginii de sine la copii cu deficiente motorii.

Self-image is a representation that each person has on its own body. The personality of an individual develops through progressive knowledge of its own body. Children with motor deficiencies have a modified self-image. For the evaluation of self-image a 1 to 10 self-assessment scale for three items (smart, resourceful, beautiful), and two time periods (now and in the future) was used. As to the dynamic components, the area "locus of control" showed significant positive differences between present and future situations (an increase from 22.1% to 56.5% for smart item, from 35.9% to 65.5% for resourceful item and only a small variation from 30.5% to 37.4% for handsome item, regarding the high marks self-assentiment).