Oppositional children and their families: An adaptational dance in space time

Journal/Book: Amer J Orthopsychiat. 1998; 68: 330 Seventh Ave, 18TH Fl, New York, NY 10001. Amer Orthopsychiatric Assoc. 147-153.

Abstract: A conceptual map is proposed in which oppositional behavior is seen as an adaptational struggle within a context of interpersonal and intrapsychic spheres of family systems. Preservation of self is viewed as inherent in all childhood psychological symptomatology, and oppositionalism serves as a prime survival strategy, aimed at navigating the conflictual forces of connectedness and individuation and regulating the progression, through time, of the family life cycle.

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