Personal characteristics and child-parent relations as psychological factors of stigmatization of families raising a child with an atypical appearance

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This article discusses issues related to public opinion and psychological factors of stigmatization of families with a child with atypical appearance. To psychological factors of stigma were identified as: parent-child relationships and personality characteristics of the parents. The role of public opinion on the psychological state of a family with a child with an atypical appearance is considered separately.

Keywords: personality traits, child-parent relations, congenital cleft lip and/or palate, stigmatization