Community parental surrogates and their role for the adolescent.
Community parental surrogates and their role for the adolescent is explored against the backdrop of classical psychoanalytic theory, self-psychology, and the sociological prevalence of one-parent families. The rabbi/tutor and coach/umpire help resolve oedipal issues and promote the establishment of a cohesive self. Clinical vignettes illustrate how de-idealization by proxy may aid detachment from childhood love-objects and allow healthy partial identification with the same-sex parent.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010553:Personality Development; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D012069:Religion and Psychology; D013561:Symbolism