title: Acting out in adolescence.
abstract: Adolescent individuation is frequently signified by acting out independent and dependent strivings. There can be a struggle with attachment to parents who do not acknowledge the adolescent's emerging identity. A narcissistic bond can develop between parent and adolescent that impedes individuation.
mesh_terms: D000184:Acting Out; D000293:Adolescent; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology; D003220:Conflict, Psychological; D005196:Family Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007207:Individuation; D007604:Juvenile Delinquency / Q000523:psychology; D012649:Self Concept