Adolescence and Delinquency An Object-Relations Theory Approach

by Brodie, Bruce R., Ph. D.

• ISBN13: 9780765704733
• ISBN10: 0765704730
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-05-04
• Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.

Summary

This book applies modern object-relations theory to a population for which the treatment du jour is increasingly cognitive-behavioral. Taking his lead from the delinquent adolescents in his practice, he presents a treatment approach in which adolescents are related to as people, rather than as transitory objects passing through a 'stage.' The book presents theory and case examples in a dialectical relationship, illuminating the seamlessness of theory and application.

Author Biography

Bruce R. Brodie is adjunct professor at the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant University and is associate director at the Saturday Center for Psychotherapy.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Prologue	p. xi
Introduction	p. xv
Theoretical Issues
Adolescents and Adolescence	p. 3
Adolescents and Part-Object Thinking	p. 19
Identity Formation	p. 43
Resistance and Addiction to the Bad Object	p. 57
Into Adulthood	p. 69
Treatment Issues
Respect and Intersubjectivity	p. 79
Individual Therapy	p. 95
Group Therapy	p. 129
Family Therapy	p. 145
Afterthoughts
Thoughts on Delinquency	p. 155
Object Relations Theory in Clinical Supervision	p. 163
References	p. 175
Index	p. 181
About the Author	p. 185
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