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apathy-futility syndrome: a standalone construct

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Child welfare

a pattern in some neglecting parents marked by emotional numbness, passivity, a pervasive belief that nothing is worth doing and limited competence in daily tasks.

In child welfare, apathy-futility syndrome refers to a pattern in some neglecting parents marked by emotional numbness, passivity, a pervasive belief that nothing is worth doing and limited competence in daily tasks. This meaning comes from Polansky (1981) in Damaged parents, an anatomy of child neglect.[1]

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References

Polansky, N. A. (1981). Damaged parents, an anatomy of child neglect. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226672212

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