Withdrawal Behavior and the Role of the Father A Case Study of Six Cases of Withdrawal Manifestations at St. Charles Child Guidance Clinic
Abstract
Background of the Study and Timeliness and Importance of the Investigation. Interest in the study of withdrawal manifestations was stimulated by the literature on withdrawal and the opportunity offered as a result of my second year placement in St. Charles Guidance Clinic. The clinic located at 191 Jeralemon Street, Brooklyn, is a private clinic under the auspices of the St. Charles Orthopedic Hospital. It serves children and their families in the Diocese of Brooklyn. The clinic treats and works with children up to the ages of eighteen years. The problems handled, may vary from primary conduct disorders to psychotic like behavior. In particular the writer was interested in those cases which were presenting withdrawal symptoms. We find that there has been a steadily growing recognition that the seclusive, withdrawing youngster is in need of attention.John J.B. MorganIn his study of the school child describes characteristic personality features of this kind of child. We find the child to be of a seclusive disposition, preferring to play alone, and taking little or no Interest in the ordinary affairs of life.
Subject Area
Social research|Clinical psychology|Social work
Recommended Citation
Bongiorno, Anthony, "Withdrawal Behavior and the Role of the Father A Case Study of Six Cases of Withdrawal Manifestations at St. Charles Child Guidance Clinic" (1957). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI30670874.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI30670874
