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Peer reviewedSteele, Carolyn I. – Child Welfare, 1979
Describes cases of adults whose early developmental years were marked by constant threat of parental abuse and who manifest, as adults, an inability to tolerate aggression or to develop close relationships. Uses Mahler's separation-individuation process framework to provide an understanding of the early foundations of these adults' problems. (SS)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Aggression, Child Abuse, Family Influence
