Publication: Creencias disfuncionales en la hipocondría: Un estudio familiar
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Arnáez, Sandra ; García-Soriano, Gemma ; Belloch, Amparo
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Universidad de Murcia. Servicio de Publicaciones
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Los modelos cognitivos sobre la hipocondría postulan
que las experiencias tempranas con la enfermedad promueven el
desarrollo de creencias disfuncionales sobre la enfermedad. Estas
creencias pueden permanecer latentes y activarse ante un incidente
crítico. Los estudios publicados aportan datos que avalan de mane-
ra indirecta estos planteamientos. Teniendo en cuenta que en el
núcleo familiar primario se comparten experiencias sobre la enfer-
medad, examinamos la relación entre las creencias disfuncionales
que los progenitores y sus descendientes mantienen sobre la en-
fermedad y los pensamientos, tales como la intolerancia a la incer-
tidumbre y la sobreestimación de la amenaza, y las relaciones entre
dichas creencias, la sintomatología hipocondríaca y depresiva. Cua-
renta estudiantes universitarios y sus progenitores (27 padres y 36
madres) completaron auto-informes sobre creencias disfuncionales
acerca de la enfermedad, los pensamientos y síntomas hipocon-
dríacos y depresivos. Los resultados mostraron que las creencias
disfuncionales sobre la enfermedad y la sobrestimación de la ame-
naza de los padres, pero no de las madres, se asociaban con las de
sus hijos e hijas. Asimismo, las creencias disfuncionales de padres,
hijos, e hijas, se relacionaron con síntomas de hipocondría y depre-
sión
Cognitive models about hypochondriasis postulate that early experiences with illness can lead individuals to develop dysfunctional be- liefs about having an illness. These beliefs can remain in a latent state and be triggered by a critical incident. Published studies have provided data partially supporting these assumptions. Considering that the primary fami- ly context shares experiences about illness, we examined the relationships between the dysfunctional beliefs that parents and their offsprings main- tain about illness and thoughts, such as intolerance to uncertainty and over-estimation of threat, as well as the relationships between these beliefs with hypochondriacal and depressive symptoms. Forty university students and their parents (27 fathers and 36 mothers) completed self-reports on dysfunctional beliefs about illness, thoughts and symptoms of hypochon- driasis and depression. Results indicated that the fathers’ dysfunctional be- liefs about illness and overestimation of threat, but not those of mothers, were associated with their sons and daughters beliefs. Likewise, the dys- functional beliefs of fathers, sons, and daughters were related to symp- toms of hypochondriasis and depression.
Cognitive models about hypochondriasis postulate that early experiences with illness can lead individuals to develop dysfunctional be- liefs about having an illness. These beliefs can remain in a latent state and be triggered by a critical incident. Published studies have provided data partially supporting these assumptions. Considering that the primary fami- ly context shares experiences about illness, we examined the relationships between the dysfunctional beliefs that parents and their offsprings main- tain about illness and thoughts, such as intolerance to uncertainty and over-estimation of threat, as well as the relationships between these beliefs with hypochondriacal and depressive symptoms. Forty university students and their parents (27 fathers and 36 mothers) completed self-reports on dysfunctional beliefs about illness, thoughts and symptoms of hypochon- driasis and depression. Results indicated that the fathers’ dysfunctional be- liefs about illness and overestimation of threat, but not those of mothers, were associated with their sons and daughters beliefs. Likewise, the dys- functional beliefs of fathers, sons, and daughters were related to symp- toms of hypochondriasis and depression.
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