The Central Themes of Conflict Relations of Adolescents with Problems of Social Adaptation

The article provides data on the diagnosis and correction of intrapersonal conflicts in adolescents of the “risk group” with signs of psycho-emotional distress and social maladaptation. The work is based on a methodological approach to determining the central topics of conflict relations in the operationalized psychodynamic diagnostics of the second generation (OPD"2). Adaptation of questions for a semi-structured interview for adolescents and youths, which are given in accordance with the topic of conflicts, was carried out. For the first time, motives of the catatomic experience of images developed for the diagnosis and correction of intrapersonal conflicts are described, examples of their use in practical work with adolescents are given.

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