TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Pathognomic versus developmentally appropriate self-focus during adolescence: Theoretical concerns and clinical implication
JO  - Psychotherapy
A1  - Penn, M.L.
A1  - Witkin, D.J.
SP  - 368
EP  - 374
VL  - 31
IS  - 2
N2  - Self-focused attention has been associated with a number of psychopathological and distress related conditions-including depression, alcohol abuse, suicide, eating disorders, anxiety, and loneliness. Ironically, however, increased self-focus is also regarded as a normative aspect of adolescent functioning. Elkind for example, has described adolescent egocentrism as developmentally appropriate and a number of empirical investigations have found that among normal adolescent samples, self-focus increases dramatically between pre- and post-stages of adolescent development. Given the widely recognized link between self-focus and psychopathology, as well as the heightened degree of self-focus that characterizes normative adolescent functioning, it is important to distinguish between normative, adaptive self-focus during adolescence and abnormal or pathological self-focus.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0033-3204
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/h0090223
ID  - ref1
ER  -