Chronic Functional Constipation and Encopresis in Children in Relationship with the Psychosocial Environment

Table 4

Psychological evaluation.

Psychological examination	Number of cases	Percentage
Psychomotor agitation	9	15.78%
Anxiety	22	38.59%
Panic attack	1	1.75%
Tic disorder	2	3.5%
Affective deprivation	30	52.63%
Social adjustment difficulties	13	22.81%
Low average IQ	2	3.51%
Negativism	7	12.28%
Irritability, irascibility	6	10.52%
Acute reaction to stress	1	1.75%
Depressive syndrome	8	14.03%
Shyness	12	21.05%
Low tolerance to frustration	11	19.29%
Speech disorders	5	8.76%
Emotional distress	5	8.76%
Hypochondriac tendencies	1	1.75%