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The Developmental Mode of Adolescent Psychopathology: From the Pathogenic Viewpoint of the Eating Disorder
Author(s) -
Tsutsumi Satoshi
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1991.tb00519.x
Subject(s) - psychopathology , psychology , developmental psychopathology , child psychopathology , eating disorders , psychiatry , clinical psychology , developmental psychology
The developmental mode of eating disorder was studied by investigating 48 cases in detail. After various factors were examined, it appeared certain that the intensification of adolescent turmoil as well as the neurotic level of determinants can become the strong driving force and the cause of eating disorder. Among most cases, the less sprightly life is dominant around preadolescence, which affects the orientation of psychopathology in adolescence. Under the influence of the developmental mode in preadolescence, every case determines how to utilize adolescent mentality (asceticism and indulgence colored by masochism and defiance vs. obedience). With this standpoint, the author illustrates how there may occur branching out of the subtype of eating disorder.