L’impatto della diagnosi di sterilità e dei trattamenti di PMA sull’uomo: una rassegna della letteratura

Questo contributo prende in esame i vissuti e l adattamento dell uomo a seguito della diagnosi di sterilità, nonché il suo approccio ai percorsi di PMA e le principali differenze con l esperienza femminile. In realtà, il principale focus di interesse della maggior parte degli studi risulta essere la componente femminile della coppia mentre è ormai noto come la genitorialità risulti essenziale anche per l identità maschile e la mancata transizione ad essa possa determinare nell uomo gravi ricadute in termini di bassa autostima, alterazione dell immagine corporea, percezione della propria mascolinità. Il lavoro è orientato ad identificare quali componenti psicologiche giocano un ruolo nell eziologia e nell adattamento alla sterilità, nonché gli aspetti legati alla necessaria attività di counseling e psicoterapia della coppia sterile o di supporto nel caso della scelta di intraprendere un percorso di procreazione medicalmente assistita (PMA)

The Parent Child Relationship on New Family Scenario

In the last two decades, the modern family has been going through significant changes in several aspects of its configuration and structure, requiring a complex and multidisciplinary perspective essential to its understanding. The children subsystem is not immune to these changes, and the parent-child relationship must be reformulated in the light of these wider transformations. Today the modern family, therefore, can appear to be deeply different from the traditional one in terms of structure and roles. This paper is a reflection on some of the alternatives to the traditional family forms in order to highlight critical and resilience factors

Twins. Similarities, differences and individuality

This study aims to investigate the self-differentiating perceptions and the separation-individuation’s process in emerging adulthood twins. A group of 40 Italian pairs of twins (21 couples dizygotic-DZ and 19 monozygotic-MZ) aged 20-30 years, were evaluated using the test of graphic projection Family Life Space (DSSVF) and thought a specific questionnaire ad hoc constructed for this research. The research hypothesis focus on Zazzo’s test of parallel testimony and provide to give empirical evidence about the capacity of MZ Twins to use more internal resources of the couple than DZ Twins, causing the split slowdown on identification. The data show that there are no difference between not bisexual MZ and DZ couple. Moreover, there is a less strong reciprocal relation in the sex opposite DZ couple than in the others

Quality of Life and Sexuality among People with Mental and Physical Disabilities in the Italian Context

Aim: The article analyses sexuality and quality of life among people with mental and physical disabilities in the Italian context. It is aimed at contributing to a social debate over the sexual assistant for disabled people, as this professional is not still present in Italy. The aim of this paper is therefore to reflect on the consequences of the negative attitudes towards sexual life in disabled people, as well as for their families and community. In the collective unconscious, people with physical or mental disabilities are considered unable to live a healthy sexuality. This representation contributes to the spread of false attributions and prejudices. These characteristics may also be found inside the familiar context and its parental, educational style that appears so overprotective of the disabled child, in an attempt to relieve him of any social comparisons. Conclusion: The article was aimed at encouraging a social and political debate towards the introduction of a sexual assistant in Italy where, this professional still not has an institutional recognition. Disabled people’s sexual needs and desires cannot longer be ignored. A long pathway should be undertaken to promote their well-being, towards a dynamic process of change aimed at improving the quality of life of disabled people, their family and community as well

Net-zero emissions: main technological, geopolitical, and economic consequences of the new energy scenario

This paper discusses possible technical, economical and geopolitical consequences of the new energy scenario. We analyze the net zero emissions global race with an emphasis on the role renewable energies will play in this phenomenon and COP26’s recent decisions on climate and energy transition. Using the semi-quantitative analysis method, the technological driving forces for future energy scenarios have been extrapolated. The technological developments and future scenarios regarding renewable energies are discussed by comparing two different driving forces. Furthermore, there will be a discussion of possible geopolitical consequences due to fossil fuels trade depletion during the energetic transition. Possible related consequences for MENA countries are investigated. In the last part, there will be a legal background analysis for electricity demand and renewable sources shift combined with techno-economical examples. Finally, considering all the contents, we drive our conclusions

Adolescent Sexual and Emotional Development: The Role of Romantic Relationships

The physiological processes occurring during adolescence, often so abrupt, threaten the permanence of the previously constructed sense of identity, questioning the patterns and representations that had governed the relations of the teenager with his body and with his relational systems. Although puberty is not only reduced to sexual transformations, definitions centered mainly on this aspect can be found in the literature. In fact, pubertal development is the acquisition disclosure index of adult reproductive capacity

A Psychological Confrontation of Adolescents on Mass Media and Religious Practices, in Tamil Nadu, South India

India is an ancient, multi-cultural-religious country. The younger generations are much influenced by Mass Media in their expression of freedom, morality and religious practices, posing a challenge to combat. The question is: whether mass media always takes the Adolescents away from religious practices or does it contribute for its betterment? Hence, we intend to verify “the Psychological confrontation of the Adolescents of Tamil Nadu on mass media and religious practices” From the results of the data analysis we are given to know that the Adolescents in Tamil Nadu counterpoise European and American Experiments in the use of Mass Media

Self-differentiation and parenting stress in adolescent mothers. An exploratory study

Introduction: Adolescent motherhood, a phenomenon that has a strong social impact, is explored, focusing particularly on the mother’s psychosocial development, parental role, skill, and parenting-related stress. Methods: This study aims to analyze the connection between maternal self- differentiation in first-time mothers (aged between 15 and 20 years old) and parenting stress levels, including some moderating variables, such as dyadic adjustment, maternal self-esteem, and perceived social support. Results: The analyses highlighted the following significant results: emotional cutoff and fusion with others are predictors of parenting stress (β = −0.38, p < 0.05, and β = 0.36, p = 0.05, respectively); emotional cutoff is also found to be a significant predictor of parent–child dysfunctional interaction (β = −0.42, p < 0.05), while fusion with others predicts a mother’s perception of her child as difficult (β = 0.39, p < 0.05); a predictive effect of the positive self-worth on a mother’s perception of having a difficult child is found (β = −0.37, p < 0.05); and a predictive effect of dyadic cohesion on a mother’s perception of having a difficult child (β = −0.40, p < 0.05) is found. Discussion: The results are discussed from a sociocultural perspective, and their implications on early motherhood, especially in Italy, are considered