Do I Know You? A Case Study of Prosopagnosia (Face Blindness)

Autor/in	Diaz, Anne L.
Titel	Do I Know You? A Case Study of Prosopagnosia (Face Blindness)
Quelle	In: Journal of School Nursing, 24 (2008) 5, S.284-289 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1059-8405
DOI	10.1177/1059840508322381
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Safety; School Nurses; Head Injuries; Coping; Neurological Impairments; Visual Impairments; Developmental Disabilities; Recognition (Psychology); Case Studies; Early Adolescents; Males; Congenital Impairments; Interpersonal Relationship; Intervention; Blindness; Special Needs Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Sicherheit; Kopfverletzung; Bewältigung; Neurodegenerative Erkrankung; Visual handicap; Sehbehinderung; Entwicklungsstörung; Recognition; Wiedererkennen; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Blindheit; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf
Abstract	Prosopagnosia, also known as face blindness, can be a congenital disorder or the result of a traumatic brain injury or developmental problems. This disorder interferes with a person's ability to recall faces and thus recognize individuals, even ones with whom he or she is intimate or familiar. Strangers cannot be distinguished from friends, which creates safety issues for the prosopagnosics. Furthermore, social interactions can be painful and ostracism is common as persons previously met cannot be recognized at subsequent meetings. This article presents a case study of a 13-year-old male and his mother who have congenital prosopagnosia. Information obtained from the student and his mother followed four themes: academic/career, safety, interpersonal relationships, and coping strategies. Examples of these themes and related interventions for school nurses are included. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10