Tic attacks: Self-concept and social experiences of individuals with tourette syndrome

• Main Authors: Ang, Iris Patricia C., Calantoc, Kimberly Kate L., Dionisio, Ailyn Nicole S.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2012
• Subjects: Tourette syndrome; Self > Social aspects; Self-perception > Social aspects; Identity (Psychology); Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/11207
• Institution: De La Salle University

Numerous studies have shown that people with disabilities usually have a lower-self-concept than those who are normal. The present study seeks to examine the self -concept and social experiences of individuals with Tourette Syndrome. The participants for this research were four Filipinos diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome, two of which were from ages 12 to 23 while the other two were from ages 24 to 35. They were asked to complete the Tennessee Self-Concept Scale:2 (TSCS:2), which is an instrument used to measure the academic and non-academic self-concept of the individual. In order to acquire sufficient data, interviews and observations were also conducted. The results were then shown per case and a cross-case analysis was done afterwards to distinguish the similarities and differences in their responses. From the data gathered, most of the respondents presented a normal total self-concept but had varying results in the different domains. The moral, personal, family and social domain showed mixed outcomes having both positive and negative self-concept. With regards to the physical and academic domain, respondents obtained a negative and normal self-concept, respectively. For the social experiences in the family and peer context, majority of them reported initial difficulty before the diagnosis to improved positive experiences after the disclosure, they claim that they encounter negative treatment from the society. Other factors which might have affected the results were also discussed in the latter part of the study.