Aggressive Behavior in the Adolescent Psychiatric Patient: A Clinical-Developmental Perspective

Autor/inn/en	Recklitis, Christopher J.; Noam, Gil G.
Titel	Aggressive Behavior in the Adolescent Psychiatric Patient: A Clinical-Developmental Perspective
Quelle	In: Child Psychiatry and Human Development, 34 (2004) 4, S.341-361 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-398X
DOI	10.1023/B:CHUD.0000020684.52744.18
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Patients; Aggression; Defense Mechanisms; Self Concept; Behavior Disorders; Psychological Patterns; Correlation; Hospitalized Children; Psychiatric Hospitals; Adolescent Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Patient; Abwehrverhalten; Selbstkonzept; Korrelation; Phsychiatric institution; Psychiatrische Einrichtung
Abstract	Objective: This study examined the relationship between ego development and psychological defenses to aggressive behavior in a group of psychiatrically hospitalized adolescents. Method: Subjects were 245 adolescents ages 12-16, who were assessed for aggressive behaviors, assaultive incidents, ego development and defenses. Results: Aggressive behavior was found to be negatively associated with ego development, regardless of age, gender or IQ. Defense styles which located the source of conflict outside of the self were associated with higher levels of self-reported aggressive behaviors. Hospital incidents of assault were associated with a lack of cognitively based defenses. Conclusion: Aggressive behavior is tied to the development of critical psychological processes which shape the adolescent's ability to understand themselves and their environment. The results are discussed in the context of a clinical-developmental approach to adolescent aggressive behavior. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10