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The Mental Health Crisis of Today’s Youth—The Hidden Culprit Every Parent and Therapist Should Know About

Mad in America

In a November 2011 article , University of Rochester psychologist Andrew Elliot pointed out how overachievers have an underlying fear of failure or a self-worth contingent upon competence. The tendency is for parents to repeat the same parenting styles that shaped their own upbringing.

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16 Things that Cause People to Blame the Victim

The Art of Healing Trauma

Childhood – Authoritarian Parenting Style Parents can blame children for things that they are, in fact, innocent of, as a way to feel in control and to cope. Logical Fallacies There are other logical fallacies (see article about logical fallacies – 7 Blame the Victim Logical Problems ).