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Journal of SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK April 2013Journal of SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK April 2013

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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

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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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