Resolving cognitive dissonance by acquisition of self-organizational skills may decrease drug-resistant seizures — A case report ABSTRACT
| dc.contributor.author | Michaelis, Rosa | |
| dc.contributor.author | Andrews, Donna J. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Reiter, Joel M. | |
| dc.contributor.author | von Schoen-Angerer, Tido | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-23T18:57:25Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-05-23T18:57:25Z | |
| dc.date.digitized | 2024-03-29 00:47:55 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014 | |
| dc.description.abstract | <p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">A recent review of psychobehavioral therapy for epilepsy recommends case reports as a research design to explore specific psychological mediators of psychobehavioral interventions for epilepsy that address the bidirectional relationship between psychological states and seizures. The report was prepared according to the consensus-based CARE guidelines for standardized clinical case reporting.</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">This is a case of a 16-year-old male individual with a diagnosed seizure disorder and learning disability who continued to have daytime and nighttime seizures on a regular basis despite exhausting of available conventional treatment options. A psychological assessment led to the working hypothesis that cognitive dissonance between fear of failure and high expectations of self had led to a “broken” self-image and active avoidance of responsibility that resulted in intense emotional distress which correlated with the occurrence of seizures. This working hypothesis resulted in a treatment plan that employed the acquisition of self-organizational skills and relaxation techniques as the main therapeutic strategy. Motivational strategies were employed to facilitate the regulation of lifestyle-related seizure precipitants. In this case, the acquisition of self-organizational skills and the development of seizure interruption techniques correlated with a clinically significant decrease of seizures. Methodological limitations of the interpretation of the presented data are discussed.</p><h2 style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Keywords</h2><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Epilepsy; Stress; Drug-resistant seizures; Seizure trigger; Psychotherapy; Cognitive–behavioral therapy</p><p class="" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><strong>Citation</strong>: Michaelis, R., Andrews, D. J., Reiter, J. M., & von Schoen-Angerer, T. (2014). Resolving cognitive dissonance by acquisition of self-organizational skills may decrease drug-resistant seizures—A case report. <i>Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports</i>, 2, 64–66. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebcr.2014.03.003" target="_blank">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebcr.2014.03.003</a></p> | |
| dc.description.notes | ABSTRACT; fixed | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Michaelis, R., Andrews, D. J., Reiter, J. M., & von Schoen-Angerer, T. (2014). Resolving cognitive dissonance by acquisition of self-organizational skills may decrease drug-resistant seizures—A case report. Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports, 2, 64–66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebcr.2014.03.003 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebcr.2014.03.003 | |
| dc.identifier.externalUrl | /library/2024/3/28/resolving-cognitive-dissonance | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2213-3232 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14430/545 | |
| dc.subject.other | Case reports | |
| dc.subject.other | seizures | |
| dc.subject.other | Epilepsy | |
| dc.subject.other | Stress | |
| dc.subject.other | Psychotherapy | |
| dc.subject.other | Cognitive-behavioral therapy | |
| dc.title | Resolving cognitive dissonance by acquisition of self-organizational skills may decrease drug-resistant seizures — A case report ABSTRACT | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| oaire.citation.title | Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports |
