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A parent's guide to child psychotherapy.Can psychotherapy help the child who lives in his own private world?

A parent's guide to child psychotherapy.: Can psychotherapy help the child who lives in his own... In this chapter we find a description of a psychological disorder that is sometimes called childhood schizophrenia or childhood autism. Not all children suffering from this disorder have the same symptoms as Pam. For example, while Pam was very detached from her mother, other children may cling in desperate dependence on their mother or a mother substitute. Some may show much anxiety, many fears, nightmares, and nervous mannerisms. Some may appear almost retarded while many will show normal or superior intelligence. Many whirl around or rock back and forth in incessant movement, while others are passive. Frequently these children will have little control over their aggressive, sexual, and excretory impulses. Most will show some behavior that is generally considered peculiar. But what primarily differentiates the children we are here discussing from other children is the degree to which they live more in their own private world than in the everyday world. They indicate this in their removal from relationships with others, their poor ability to put themselves in the place of other persons, the personal nature of their language, and the extensiveness of their inner fantasies. And what these children also have in common is that the onset of their illness is usually noticed early in their childhood. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A parent's guide to child psychotherapy.Can psychotherapy help the child who lives in his own private world?

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In this chapter we find a description of a psychological disorder that is sometimes called childhood schizophrenia or childhood autism. Not all children suffering from this disorder have the same symptoms as Pam. For example, while Pam was very detached from her mother, other children may cling in desperate dependence on their mother or a mother substitute. Some may show much anxiety, many fears, nightmares, and nervous mannerisms. Some may appear almost retarded while many will show normal or superior intelligence. Many whirl around or rock back and forth in incessant movement, while others are passive. Frequently these children will have little control over their aggressive, sexual, and excretory impulses. Most will show some behavior that is generally considered peculiar. But what primarily differentiates the children we are here discussing from other children is the degree to which they live more in their own private world than in the everyday world. They indicate this in their removal from relationships with others, their poor ability to put themselves in the place of other persons, the personal nature of their language, and the extensiveness of their inner fantasies. And what these children also have in common is that the onset of their illness is usually noticed early in their childhood. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved)

Published: Aug 12, 2013

Keywords: psychotherapy; childhood schizophrenia; childhood autism; child psychopathology; parents

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