"IRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES" BETWEEN PARENT AND CHILD: A Case Report of Interactional Pathology

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...

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Published in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 1978-10, Vol.48 (4), p.703-716
Main Author: Tooley, Kay M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Child Abuse
Child Behavior Disorders - psychology
Child Reactive Disorders - psychology
Child Rearing
Female
Human
Humans
Inpatient
Juvenile Delinquency - psychology
Legal Processes
Male
Parent Child Communication
Parent-Child Relations
Pathology
Problem Solving
Professional Ethics
Psychiatric Clinics
Psychopathology
Self Concept
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1111/j.1939-0025.1978.tb02575.x