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Chapter 12 - On the Meaningfulness of Disturbance

from Part IV - Meaning and Disturbance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2025

L. Alan Sroufe
Affiliation:
University of Minnesota
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Summary

The same developmental principles account for both normal and disturbed development. Disturbed behavior too is coherent and meaningful. Psychopathology is an outcome of development. This applies to common problems such as idealization or over-control; childhood disturbances such as ADHD; and to extreme symptoms, such as the stereotypes of autistic children and the dissociation and thought disturbances of adults. All of these become more understandable when looked at through the lens of meaning.

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The Development and Organization of Meaning
How Individual Worldviews Develop in Relationships
, pp. 157 - 174
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

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