Adult Foreign Adoptees: Reactive Attachment Disorder May Grow into Psychic Homelessness

Hoksbergen, R.A.C.; Laak, Jan ter

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“…2003). Europeans have less of a homicidal tradition, and probably fewer fears of matricide, but scholars there have also argued that children with attachment disorder may grow up and experience 'psychic homelessness' (Hoksbergen & ter Laak 2000). Such predictions promote negative parental expectations and often initiate desperate attempts to achieve rapid change in their children.…”

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Beyond attachment theory and therapy: Towards sensitive and evidence‐based interventions with foster and adoptive families in distress

Barth¹,

Crea

John

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Child & Family Social Work

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Elements of attachment theory have been embraced by practitioners endeavouring to assist foster and adopted children and their parents. Attachment theory articulates the potential risks of experiencing multiple caregivers; emphasizes the importance of close social relationships to development; and recognizes that substitute parents may not always have close relationships with children who have experienced adversities before joining them. Attachment theory offers concerned parents what they believe to be a scientific explanation about their lack of the close, satisfying parent–child relationship they desire. Yet the scientific base of attachment theory is limited both in terms of its ability to predict future behaviours, and especially with regard to its use as the underpinning theory for therapeutic intervention with children experiencing conduct problems. There is a critical need to review the role of attachment theory in child and family services and to consider its place among other explanations for children's disturbing behaviour. An important step towards pursuing alternative approaches is for researchers and practitioners to understand the reasons the attachment paradigm appeals to so many adoptive and foster parents, given the apparent widespread prevalence of attachment‐based interventions. Such understanding might assist in the development of adoption‐sensitive uses of appropriate evidence‐based treatment approaches.

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Beyond attachment theory and therapy: Towards sensitive and evidence‐based interventions with foster and adoptive families in distress

Barth¹,

Crea

John

et al. 2005

Child & Family Social Work

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“…Although no parallel studies exist that demonstrate this link for international adoption, research has indicated elevated rates of these behavioral disturbances in IA populations, especially those from institutional settings, and a high comorbidity between attachment disorders and externalizing behavioral problems (Bimmel et al, 2003;Groza et al, 2003;Hoksbergen & ter Laak, 2000). Additionally, severe behavioral problems, particularly externalizing disorders, are associated with parental dissatisfaction with adoption, a state that presumably precedes most adoption failures (Hoksbergen et al, 2004;Hoksbergen, van Dijkum, & Jesdijk, 2002;Mainemer et al, 1998).…”

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Interventions for Internationally Adopted Children and Families: A Review of the Literature

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Viana

Petrill

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Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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Internationally adopted (IA) children are at increased risk for health-related, developmental, and behavioral difficulties. This article reviews the literature on various interventions currently used with IA populations; including health-related interventions provided by medical specialists, preparation programs provided by adoption agencies and other social service organizations, treatments for attachment and behavioral disorders, psychoeducational services, programs designed to improve childrenÕs care prior to adoption, and parent-based initiatives. Surprisingly, very little systematic information exists regarding the effectiveness of interventions designed to prevent and remediate these difficulties in IA children. Recommendations for future research activity and for best practice approaches to intervention are discussed.

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A hajléktalanság láthatatlan arca: A lelki otthon és a lelki otthontalanság

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A hajléktalanság kutatásának rövid történeti áttekintése után megközelítésünk alapfogalmait ismertetjük. Utána bemutatjuk a hajléktalanság pszichológiai megértését szolgáló legismertebb modelleket. Majd a kevésbé ismert „lelki otthon” és „lelki otthontalanság” jelenségének szakirodalmát összegezzük, és ismertetjük a „lelki otthontalanság – lelki otthonosság kontinuum” elméletét, mely az otthontalanság fizikai és lelki aspektusainak együttes megragadására hivatott, és az alábbi tételekben foglalható össze: 1. A „lelki otthon”, az „otthonunk” bennünk élő ideája (Kennedy, 2014), az a létfontosságú pszichés struktúra, mely meghatározza, hogy valaki hogyan él a világban és milyen érzelmei, attitűdjei stb. vannak a szociofizikai környezetével kapcsolatban. 2. A lelki otthon kialakulása és az, hogy valaki milyen körülmények közt érzi otthon magát, a saját otthonával kapcsolatos gyermekkori tapasztalataiban gyökerezik, abban, hogy milyen szociofizikai környezetben tanult meg otthonosan mozogni. Amennyiben az otthon ideája már a gyermekkorban maladaptívan alakul ki vagy a későbbiekben sérül, akkor az érintett többé-kevésbé lelkileg otthontalanná válik, és nehézsége lesz azzal, hogy a világban, társadalomban, kapcsolataiban otthon érezze magát, illetve egy otthonteremtésre alkalmas fizikai helyhez olyan módon kötődjön, hogy kötődése valóban egy fizikai otthon kialakításának alapját jelentse. 3. Nem minden fizikailag otthontalan ember lelkileg otthontalan, és nem minden lelkileg otthontalan ember válik fizikailag otthontalanná. 4. A teljes otthontalanság és a teljes otthonosság egy kontinuum két végpontja, melyek közt köztes állapotok helyezkednek el. Ez fizikai és lelki szinten egyaránt érvényes. 5. A fizikai és a lelki otthontalanság esetén egyaránt fontos különbséget tennünk a krónikus, szituatív és epizodikus otthontalanság közt. Az elmélet figyelembevétele a hajléktalanság elméleti megközelítése és a gyakorlati beavatkozások tekintetében egyaránt jelentős lehet.

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Adult Foreign Adoptees: Reactive Attachment Disorder May Grow into Psychic Homelessness

Cited by 3 publications

References 22 publications

Beyond attachment theory and therapy: Towards sensitive and evidence‐based interventions with foster and adoptive families in distress

Beyond attachment theory and therapy: Towards sensitive and evidence‐based interventions with foster and adoptive families in distress

Interventions for Internationally Adopted Children and Families: A Review of the Literature

A hajléktalanság láthatatlan arca: A lelki otthon és a lelki otthontalanság

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