Bornstein R F
Department of Psychology, Gettysburg College, Pennsylvania 17325, USA.
J Nerv Ment Dis. 1998 Feb;186(2):67-73. doi: 10.1097/00005053-199802000-00001.
For nearly a century psychologists, psychiatrists, and other mental health professionals have emphasized the maladaptive, problematic aspects of dependent personality traits. In this article, I review theoretical frameworks that have played a key role in pathologizing dependency, and then describe empirical findings which indicate that dependency is not simply a flaw or deficit in functioning but is also associated with a variety of healthy, adaptive traits, and behaviors. The theoretical, empirical, and clinical implications of depathologizing dependency are discussed.
近一个世纪以来，心理学家、精神科医生和其他心理健康专业人士一直强调依赖型人格特质的适应不良和问题方面。在本文中，我回顾了在将依赖病态化过程中发挥关键作用的理论框架，然后描述了实证研究结果，这些结果表明依赖不仅仅是功能上的缺陷或不足，还与各种健康、适应性的特质和行为有关。文中还讨论了将依赖非病态化的理论、实证和临床意义。
