The mental health clinician in the affluent public school setting

Pollak, Jerrold; Schaffer, Stephen

doi:10.1007/bf00755369

Cited by 7 publications

(8 citation statements)

References 20 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In her literature review, Lott (2002) noted that the poor are often characterized as being dishonest, indolent, promiscuous, uninterested in education, and personally responsible for their plight. There is a parallel set of adjectives commonly applied to the rich: unethical, entitled, arrogant, superficial, and narcissistic, and entirely responsible for their own unhappiness (Pittman, 1985;Pollak & Schaffer, 1985;Shafran, 1992;Warner, 1991;Weitzman, 2000).…”

Section: Judgments About Choices and Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Weitzman (2000), for example, reported that many service providers trivialize complaints of spousal abuse from affluent women, assuming that they have all the resources needed to leave their abusive partners; consequently, assistance is often denied and referrals not made. Several authors have written of envy among psychotherapists (Pollak & Schaffer, 1985;Shafran, 1992;Warner, 1991), which stems from their typically lower access to material possessions and life opportunities than their very wealthy clients. As envy is an emotion that is particularly socially disapproved (Exline & Lobel, 1999), furthermore, many therapists (and no doubt, many in society more generally) then defend it by converting it into other less repugnant emotions.…”

Section: Judgments About Choices and Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Research on child psychopathology has shown that, in general, most parents tend to be aware when their children are emotionally troubled but, at the same time, tend not to seek help for these problems (Puura et al, 1998). Affluent parents are less likely than most to seek professional help, partly to protect the veneer of perfection they feel compelled to maintain (Wolfe & Fodor, 1996) and partly for fear that this may constitute a significant impediment for the child's academic and professional future (Pollak & Schaffer, 1985). By the same token, if school personnel are concerned about children's adjustment, they are cautious in exhorting professional care for fear of parental displeasure (or even litigation).…”

Section: Counterarguments Caveats and Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…By the same token, if school personnel are concerned about children's adjustment, they are cautious in exhorting professional care for fear of parental displeasure (or even litigation). Paradoxically, therefore, children of the wealthy can be deprived of the school-based mental health services that are routinely accessed by those from more modest backgrounds (Pollak & Schaffer, 1985).…”

Section: Counterarguments Caveats and Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 3 more Smart Citations

The Culture of Affluence: Psychological Costs of Material Wealth

2003

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Children of affluence are generally presumed to be at low risk. However, recent studies have suggested problems in several domains-notably, substance use, anxiety, and depression-and 2 sets of potential causes: pressures to achieve and isolation from parents. Recognizing the limited awareness of these issues, the objectives in this paper are to collate evidence on the nature of problems among the wealthy and their likely causes. The first half of the paper is focused on disturbances among affluent children and the second half is focused on characteristics of their families and neighborhoods. Widespread negative sentiments toward the rich are then discussed, and the paper concludes with suggestions for future work with families at the upper end of the socioeconomic spectrum.

show abstract

Section: Judgments About Choices and Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Judgments About Choices and Controlmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Counterarguments Caveats and Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Counterarguments Caveats and Future Directionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

The Culture of Affluence: Psychological Costs of Material Wealth

2003

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…To date, very little literature exists on counselling affluent youth (Pollak and Schaffer, 1985). Although, in the absence of clear treatment guidelines, it may be tempting to apply psychosocial interventions proven effective with inner city and middle-class youth to affluent adolescents, recent research suggests that this may be imprudent.…”

Section: Implications For Counselling Studentsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sex and Age Differences in Self-Reported Distress Among Affluent Adolescents in an Educational Counselling Setting in the United States

Zand

Gouwens²,

Evenson

2006

School Psychology International

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study investigated the most strongly endorsed problems for a group of affluent suburban girls (n = 58) and boys (n = 148), between ages 13 to 18, who were referred for educational counselling in the United States. Considerable overlap existed for male and female adolescents with regard to their most frequently reported problems, with boys and girls reporting seven common endorsements. Of particular interest was the prominence of items related to depression, compulsivity and achievement. Girls tended to report more depressive symptoms, whereas boys tended to report more symptoms related to compulsivity and achievement. Additionally, a significant age by sex interaction emerged for items related to achievement issues. Implications of these results for working with youth in cross-national educational counselling settings are discussed.

show abstract

Health care professionals' reactions to working with eating disorder patients

Shisslak

Gray²,

Crago³

1989

Int. J. Eat. Disord.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A survey of 71 health care professionals involved in work with eating disorder patients revealed that 20 (28%) of the participants in the survey perceived themselves as moderately to greatly affected by their work with these patients. Among the changes they attributed to their work were an increased awareness of food, their physical condition, their appearance, and feelings about their body. In addition, they reported a positive change in body image and an increased ingestion of healthier foods. The group of health care professionals who perceived themselves as moderately to greatly affected by their work with eating disorder patients was composed approximately equally of normal eaters, binge eaters, and those who reported having experienced eating disorder symptoms at some time in their lives. Length of experience in the field of eating disorders was not a significant factor in being affected or unaffected by work in this area.

show abstract

The mental health clinician in the affluent public school setting

Cited by 7 publications

References 20 publications

The Culture of Affluence: Psychological Costs of Material Wealth

The Culture of Affluence: Psychological Costs of Material Wealth

Sex and Age Differences in Self-Reported Distress Among Affluent Adolescents in an Educational Counselling Setting in the United States

Health care professionals' reactions to working with eating disorder patients

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About