Emotional Intelligence in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Dikkat Eksikligi Hiperaktivite Bozuklugunda Duygusal Zeka

• Published in: Psikiyatride güncel yaklaşimlar Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 112
• Main Authors: Kaypakli, Gamze Yapca, Tamam, Lut
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Anadolu Psikiyatri Dergisi 01.01.2019
• Subjects: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Emotion regulation; Emotional intelligence; Health aspects; Hyperactivity; Interpersonal relations; Patient education; Social aspects; Stress management; Youth
• ISSN: 1309-0658; 1309-0674
• DOI: 10.18863/pgy.467037

Emotional intelligence refers to comprehending the feelings of oneself and others, utilizing these feelings to cope with daily-life demands, showing empathy, adaptability to change, managing stress, self-motivation and establishing successful relationships. Many authors state that there is a social deficit in children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Children and adults with ADHD were found to have lower ability in recognizing emotions from mimics and sounds, have more aggressive behavior, lower frustration tolerance and impaired self-control. Therefore, some authors suggest the addition of a new core symptom in the diagnosis of ADHD, which could clearly identify problems at the interpersonal interaction besides attention deficit, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Considering the fact that abilities associated with emotional intelligence can be learned and improved, developing emotional intelligence can be thought as a target for therapy by individualized education for patients with ADHD. Keywords: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, emotional intelligence, emotion regulation. Duygusal zeka, kendisinin ve digerlerinin duygularini anlayabilme, problem cozerken bu duygulardan faydalanabilme, empati yapabilme, degisiklige uyum gosterme, stresi yonetebilme, motive olabilme ve baskalari ile basarili iliskiler yurutebilmeyi tanimlar. Bircok yazar dikkat eksikligi hiperaktivite bozuklugu (DEHB) olan cocuk ve ergenlerde sosyal defisit oldugunu belirtmistir. DEHB'li cocuk ve eriskinlerin mimiklerden ve seslerden duygulari tanimada daha kotu performans sergiledikleri, daha fazla agresif davranis gosterdikleri, daha dusuk engellenme toleransina sahip olduklari ve ozdenetimlerinin bozuldugu bilinmektedir. Bu nedenle bazi yazarlar, dikkat eksikligi, hiperaktivite ve durtusellik yaninda kisiler arasi etkilesimdeki problemleri acikca tanimlayabilecek emosyonel islev bozuklugunun DEHB'nin cekirdek belirtisi olarak kabul edilmesi gerektigini ileri surmuslerdir. Duygusal zeka ile iliskili yeteneklerin ogrenilip gelistirilebilecegi goz onune alindiginda, duygusal zekanin gelistirilmesi icin bireysellestirilmis egitimin DEHB hastalari icin bir tedavi hedefi oldugu dusunulebilir. Anahtar sozcukler: Dikkat eksikligi hiperaktivite bozuklugu, duygusal zeka, emosyon regulasyonu.