Early Adolescence and the Search for Self: A Developmental Perspective

Contents......Page 8
Foreword......Page 12
Acknowledgments......Page 16
Introduction......Page 18
Snapshots of Early Adolescence......Page 24
Early Adolescence as a Distinct Developmental Phase......Page 25
"Normal" Social Behavior in Early Adolescence......Page 28
Changes in Cognitive Development: Early Adolescence......Page 29
Interactions with Parents......Page 36
Secretiveness/Social Disguise......Page 37
Decreased Egocentrism: The Transition into Adolescence Proper......Page 38
A Look Ahead......Page 39
Introductory Comments......Page 40
Self Psychology: Contributions to Understanding Early Adolescence......Page 42
The Parental Role: Renewed Importance......Page 44
The Role of Affects in the Search for Self......Page 46
Summary......Page 51
The Importance of the Infant-Parent Dyad for Psychic Development......Page 52
The Contributions of Winnicott: The "Good Enough" Mother......Page 55
Beyond the "Good Enough" Mother: Parents as Selfobjects......Page 56
The Parent's Role in the Formation of Psychic Structure......Page 61
Selfobject Failures......Page 65
A Look Toward Early Adolescence......Page 67
Summary......Page 68
What Is Psychic Structure?......Page 70
Psychic Structure as a Process......Page 71
Self-Esteem Regulation: Its Role in Psychic Development......Page 73
Affect Integration: Its Role in Psychic Development......Page 75
Representations of Interactions That Have Been Generalized: RIGs......Page 77
Psychic Conflict: Its Role in Psychic Development......Page 79
The Toddler: Preoperational Thinking......Page 80
Shame: Its Effect on Psychic Development......Page 81
Disavowal: Retreat from Shame and Its Effect on Psychic Development......Page 83
Similarities/Differences between Toddlers and Early Adolescents......Page 84
Selfobject Failures: Their Effect on Psychic Development......Page 87
Latency: Concrete Operational Thinking......Page 88
Transitions from Childhood to Early Adolescence......Page 89
The Developmental Tasks of Early Adolescence......Page 92
The Struggle for Independence: Its Effect on Psychic Development......Page 94
Issues of Shame: The Core Affect of Early Adolescence......Page 95
The Retreat from Shame......Page 98
Empathy: The Vehicle for Communication within the Family......Page 99
Peers as Selfobjects......Page 101
Consequences of Selfobject Failures in Early Adolescence......Page 106
Summary......Page 111
Case Example......Page 112
When Is Psychotherapy Necessary?......Page 113
Resistances to Psychotherapy......Page 115
The Parental Role......Page 116
Qualities of an Early Adolescent Psychotherapist......Page 121
Working with Early Adolescents......Page 122
Diagnostic Categories of Early Adolescent Psychopathology......Page 123
Therapeutic Strategies......Page 128
Summary......Page 135
The Transition into Adolescence Proper......Page 138
The Ego Ideal: A New Perspective......Page 142
Interactions with Peers......Page 145
School......Page 146
Summary......Page 147
Bibliography......Page 150
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