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A developmental disorder of late adolescence
International Journal of Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
|January 1, 1985
Summary
This study examines psychological disorders in late adolescents, revealing developmental deficits in self-structure and ego functions when established roles fail to provide identity and self-esteem.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Adolescent Psychiatry
Background:
- Focuses on psychological disorders in late adolescents with previously stable adjustment.
- Highlights the emergence of issues when social structures falter.
Observation:
- Disorders manifest when roles/relationships cease to provide identity and self-esteem.
- Reveals developmental lags in self-structure, self-object differentiation, and ego functions.
Findings:
- These conditions involve a mix of neurotic conflicts, separation difficulties, and developmental arrests.
- Initial treatment highlights prominent developmental deficits.
Implications:
- Addressing deficits allows reworking of adolescent separation issues and restores developmental progress.
- Emphasizes the importance of self-structural problems in neurotic personality organization.