title: Empirical classification of emotional adjustment reactions.
abstract: The validity of a diagnostic classification scheme for the emotional adjustment reactions of children is tested, and empirical findings are offered in support of a descriptive approach to classification. Results validate clinical observations of four types of children commonly seen for emotional adjustment reactions. Further research is proposed to develop instruments for personality assessment that would be sensitive to these categories.
mesh_terms: D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003858:Dependency, Psychological; D005120:Extraversion, Psychological; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000175:diagnosis; D007439:Introversion, Psychological; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009043:Motor Activity; D010324:Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D010551:Personality; D012094:Repression, Psychology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology