[The self-portrait of neurotic-dyssocial adolescents and its modification by therapeutico-paedagogic guidance in a special Youth Care Home (author's transl)].
This empirical article describes, first of all, the self-portrait given by neurotico-dyssocial adolescents hospitalized in the Youth Care Home "Haus Sommerberg" for therapeutico-paedagogic guidance. This self-portrait, determined by means of the so-called "Giessen Test" as a diagnostic tool, is characterized by psychosocial incompetence. After the youngsters had been treated for about 2 1/2 to 3 years both psychotherapeutically and with the help of sociopaedagogic guidance effected at the "Haus Sommerberg" home, self-assessment by the adolescents was largely adapted to that of the corresponding comparative population group. In other words, treatment and guidance created a self-portrait of psychosocial competence. To test the stability of this induced change in the mental condition and ability to establish a social condition of reference, the treated persons were questioned once again 6 years after their treatment had ended. The results of this questioning showed that the changes persisted provided the duration of treatment was at least two years.
D000293:Adolescent; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D011613:Psychotherapy; D012649:Self Concept; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013223:Statistics as Topic
Das Selbstbild neurotisch-dissozialer Jugendlicher und seine Veränderung durch therapeutisch-pädagogische Heimerziehung. Ein empirischer Beitrag zur Therapieforschung.