"Irreconcilable differences" between parent and child
A case report of interactional pathology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9051473 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kay Tooley (University of Michigan, corresponding author), Kay M Tooley |
| Year | 1978 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 703-716 |
| Publication date | 1978-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1939-0025.1978.tb02575.x |
| PMID | 707620 |
| OpenAlex | W1998385644 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 6 |
Certain parents use their child as a representative of their own unacceptable impulses, perceiving the youngster as evil and seeking experts to confirm their opinion. They come to mental health clinics for diagnoses but not treatment; evidence that contradicts their view is ignored out of a need to protect their own precarious psychological balance. The child, in spite of good early adjustment, tends to conform to the parents' preferred perception. Legal and ethical implications for professionals working with such cases are discussed
Balance (ability) · Developmental psychology · Medical diagnosis · Mental health · Pathology · Perception · Psychiatry · Child and Adolescent Health · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.02 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1983 - 1983 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |