title: The good boy syndrome and malignant academic failure in early adolescence.
abstract: The shift into adolescence coincides with an increase in academic demands that reveals a large diagnostic range of difficulties underlying academic underachievement or failure at this developmental stage. A group of compliant boys of high intelligence and proved abilities, previously apparently well-adjusted and well-liked, unexpectedly come to attention because of sudden academic failure. Their puzzling difficulties indicate a serious underlying disorder, including depression, which requires intensive treatment. Intrasystemic superego conflicts of ideals form an intrinsic part of the psychic picture.
authors.affiliation: University of California, San Diego, USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Tyson
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010553:Personality Development; D012649:Self Concept; D013475:Superego; D014477:Underachievement