Strategies for dealing with resistant adolescents
McHolland, J.D.
Adolescence 20(78): 349-368
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-8449 PMID: 4050574 Document Number: 244511
The phenomenon of resistance in adolescence is addressed by relating it to individual developmental issues and social context. Viewing resistance as having a positive and protective function and working with the resistance rather than in opposition to it is suggested. A continuum of types of adolescent resistance is proposed with several specific interventional strategies for deactivating maladaptive resistance.