People who show a naive approach to everyday situations, in politics, do not know how to make well-considered decisions in a timely manner, do not aspire to take responsibility in all situations, tend to be infantilistic. Infantilism can be mental, legal and psychological.
Psychic infantilism is a delay in the development of the psyche or adult or child, its lagging behind in mental development, which manifests itself in the development of the emotional-volitional sphere and the childish qualities of a mature personality.
The origin of
The syndrome of mental infantilism is most often manifested due to organic brain damage. The causes of infantilism may be intrauterine damage to the fetus. The nature of the onset of this disease is created by endocrine-hormonal or genetic factors, infectious diseases during pregnancy of the mother or severe illnesses in the first months of the child's life.
Criteria of mental infantilism
Infantilism of this type can manifest itself in both adults and children of both sexes. For him, a number of features are characteristic:
- Lack of stability of perception and attention.
- Hasty, unreasonable judgments.
- Inability to analyze.
- Careless behavior and frivolity, egocentrism.
- Propensity to fantasy.
- Insecurity in their own abilities, a tendency to nervous breakdowns.
Psychic infantilism in children
For such children is characterized by a rich manifestation of emotionality, not enriched by the development of the true qualities of the mind, which helps to ensure socialization. Infantile children sincerely rejoice, sympathize, angry, fear. Their pantomime is very expressive. They lack emotional thoroughness.
Mental infantilism in adults
In adults, such infantilism is characterized by naivety, egocentrism and selfishness, emotional instability, pronounced fantasy, instability of interests, frequent distractions, shyness, carelessness, increased resentment.
Mental infantilism - treatment
To get rid of mental infantilism, it is necessary to cure the underlying disease that was the cause of the emergence of infantilism. The earlier to reveal the signs of infantilism, the more successful the treatment will be. With congenital malformations, surgery is necessary. When the disease of the glands of internal secretion - the appointment of appropriate treatment.
So, mental infantilism negatively affects the mental development at the beginning of the child, and then the adult person. As a result of infantilism, a person can not mature for a full life in the adult world.