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Character Formation and Identity in Adolescence
Randolph L. Lucente
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paperback. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: JKSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 226 x 10. .
Randolph Lucente examines the development of character in the adolescent stage, the process of a second separation-individuation, and ways to treat the adolescent client. Character Formation and Identity in Adolescence draws on psychodynamic and psychoanalytic theory as well as neuropsychobiology to explain the adolescent transition to an adult sense of self. The clinical material features in-depth case vignettes that include clients on the borderline/narcissistic spectrum with arrests in separation-individuation substages and insecure early attachments. Therapeutic attunements that are affect-regulating, mentalizing, and mindsight-oriented are featured in each of these clinical vignettes and suggest outcomes that potentiate vertical as well as bilateral ... Read more
Randolph Lucente examines the development of character in the adolescent stage, the process of a second separation-individuation, and ways to treat the adolescent client. Character Formation and Identity in Adolescence draws on psychodynamic and psychoanalytic theory as well as neuropsychobiology to explain the adolescent transition to an adult sense of self. The clinical material features in-depth case vignettes that include clients on the borderline/narcissistic spectrum with arrests in separation-individuation substages and insecure early attachments. Therapeutic attunements that are affect-regulating, mentalizing, and mindsight-oriented are featured in each of these clinical vignettes and suggest outcomes that potentiate vertical as well as bilateral ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190616311
SKU
V9780190616311
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About Randolph L. Lucente
Randolph L. Lucente (MSW, PhD, University of Illinois, Chicago) is professor of social work at Loyola University in Chicago. He has been teaching for more than twenty years and maintains a private practice treating adults, adolescents, and children. He has published numerous articles on development and identity in adolescents.
Reviews for Character Formation and Identity in Adolescence
I found the work to be clear and very well written. Moreover, the link between psychoanalytic theory and adolescent development seemed quite enlightening, providing a perspective that few students receive in undergraduate course work. The depth and nature of its content brings a clearer understanding to the many issues that face not only adolescents, but their parents as well." -Joseph ... Read more