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C o n t e n t sVolume IX Issue 11 A p r i l 2 0 1 3 Page
Editorial Prof Visvesvaran P K 02
Patterns of Power Struggle and
Remedy at Hand Dr Vijayalakshmi V 03
Pattern Recognition: A Challenge before
Parents Prof Visvesvaran P K 11
Typical Relationship Patterns in Families Naidu P J 13
Concept Paper on Control Vs. Autunomy 17
Casework Intervention for the Hearing ImpairedDr Sinu E 19
Changing Patterns in Daily Routine among
Urban Commuters Sandhya Rani P J
Nafisa Khan and Dr Charumathi P J 27
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Editorial
Ruth Benedict in her
anthropological masterpiece
Patterns of Culture identifies the
modal personalities in different
societies. The typical Dobuan
suffers from chronic anxiety, hostility
and paranoia. His gods are hostile
beings and all social relationships are
characterized by deliberate fraud,
treachery and double-dealings. On
the other hand, the average Zuni is
friendly, co-operative and peace-
loving. That is because his deities
are benevolent and his culture
encourages peaceful resolution of all
conflicts. Erich Fromm refers to the
Manus who are highly competitiveand drive themselves to despair and
death pushed to the brink by intense
rivalry towards one another.
Identification of patterns is, thus, very
important for human beings to
understand one another. To adapt
Swithun Bowers (who uses the
following phraseology to define
social work) pattern detection is an
art, based on the knowledge of thescience of human relations. One
should have some knowledge of the
Freudian theory, the behavioural
approach and the modern schools of
treatment such as the client-centered
Rogerian therapy to discern typical
patterns of behaviour in our clients.
Identification is, however, only the
first step and is not a solution by itself.
Also, any diagnosis is only tentative
and the therapist should have an
open mind to revise his views as he
goes along and as new facts come
up.
A corollary to this is the fact that
symptoms are a mixed bag and not
a holdall. For example, a person
may exhibit symptoms of anxiety,
depression and obsessive-
compulsion all rolled into one. Any
attempt to put it in anyone particular
pigeon hole may fail.
More important than this is the
need to avoid labeling, either thesymptom or the client. For example,
the childs enuresis may belong to
the revenge type (punishing the
parents) or regressive type (arising
from sibling rivalry) or may represent
both, usually the last. Let not the
therapist label a boy permanently as
a mother-hater or an exhibitionist
though he manifests these
tendencies alternatingly. For labelingmay prove to be a self-fulfilling
prophecy and turn an one-time
offender into an incorrigibly chronic
antisocial character. Identification of
patterns is a handy therapeutic tool
but let us guard against its fall
out,namely role inflexibility.
Pattern? Yes! Rigidity ? No!
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Introduction:
In this article, the importance of
recognizing the pattern of behaviour
evinced by children early in life and
of channelising their energies in the
right direction, with professional help,
if need be, will be examined. Also it
will be emphasized that behaviour is
not monochromatic, but is a multi-
coloured quilt.
The psychoanalytic approach:
Sigmund Freud (1856 1939) said
that every child passes through
certain stages and the problems thatarise in each stage should be
resolved amicably or there will be a
spill-over effect or fixation that will
haunt the rest of his/ her life. First,
there is the oral stage, the desire to
suck and ingest milk at will. If
problems arise at this age, he may
end up as a chronically pleasure-
seeking person, and incorrigible
hedonist, a smoker or addict. So,let parents watch out for this tendency
in the child, the symptoms being
constant pleasure-seeking and instant
gratification.
Next comes the anal stage where
the child takes pleasure in activities
related to elimination. A child who is
Pattern Recognition:
A Challenge before ParentsVisvesvaran P K *
* Prof Visvesvaran P K, Editorial consultant, JSSW
chastised mercilessly for soiling may
develop a hoarding or withholding
tendency and may become a stingy
person who is reluctant to help and
part with things though he/ she can
afford to. They may even become
sadistic, deriving pleasure from
seeing others suffer.
This is followed by the oedipal
stage with attachment to the parent of
the opposite sex and hostility to the
parent of ones own sex. Here too
these tendencies must be handled
carefully, lest they become life-longproblem.
Enlisting professional help:
Let us take the case of a youth
who may show symptoms of
becoming an intellectual, loves
books and encyclopedias, tries to
read works far above his age (not
always with success, perhaps). This
is a welcome sign and must be
encouraged and not scoffed at.Concurrently, this boy may also
indulge in masturbation, sexual
exhibitionism and may even become
fond of housemaids. Let not the
parents feel alarmed at this
development or feel ashamed of their
son or be annoyed with him.
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Parents who feel they cant handle
the latter tendency should seek
professional help. In the
contemporary world, with advanced
medical techniques, therapists have
a number of remedies at their
disposal with which boys excesses
can be corrected and meaningfullychannelised. Exhibitionism and
voyeurism (the tendency to peep)
should be professionally treated lest
they become embarrassing problem
for the individual when he grows up
and occupies prestigious position, as
the budding intellectual is almost sure
to.
Physician, heaThis article can
be quoted asl thy self!Parents would do well to be aware
of their own shortcomings, especially
patterns of behaviour and
communication that may adversely
influence the conduct of their children.
Eric Berne says that adult play some
games repeatedly, for example,
why-dont-you- yes- but in which a
person keeps offering endless
reasons for his failings or reluctance
to act. The remedy is to stop playing
this game and start acting to
overcome ones shortcomings.
Berne also says that it is better not to
be a stern parent or helpless like a
child but strive to behave like a
mature adult in our everydaytransactions. Let parents identify their
habit patterns and correct them, with
professional help, if necessary.
Another wri ter says that some
parents during mealtime start up
quarrels or become critical of others.
This becomes a die-hard pattern of
mealtime behaviour, day after day.
He suggests, instead, learn to
discuss ideas with humour andconcern for truth. Your children will
follow suit.
Conclusion:
Early manifestation (patterns)
should be carefully monitored and be
deftly, unemotionally and
professionally handled. For, what is
at stake, is the concerned childs
present wellbeing and trouble-free
future.References:Berne Eric (1964): Games People Play. New York: Grove Press
Freud, Sigmund (1939): Complete Works,edited by J. Strachey, London: Hogarth
Free Press.
Fromm, Ercih (1977): The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness, New York: Penguin
Books.
Landsberg Michaele (1971) : How to Understand Yourself,Readers Digest, Jan
1971.
You are welcome to use the material in this article and it
can be referred in APA style as:
Visvesvaran P K (2013): Pattern Recognition: A
Challenge before Parents. Journal of School
Social Work, IX-11, pp 11-12.
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