Open AccessTHE FAMILY LIFE CYCLE IN ADOPTIVE FAMILIES
Author(s) -
Hajal Fady,
Rosenberg Elinor B.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
american journal of orthopsychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.959
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1939-0025
pISSN - 0002-9432
DOI - 10.1037/h0079224
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , intervention (counseling) , psychology , developmental psychology , psychiatry , computer science , artificial intelligence
An approach to the study of adoption based on a family life cycle perspective is presented, emphasizing the special nature of the adoptive family. The changing tasks of such families and of adopted individuals are outlined in a developmental sequence, illustrated with vignettes, that is intended as a guide for clinical intervention.
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