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There is a set of dialectical contradictions inherent in any discipline that is not resolvable, and it is within these contradictions that the sources of progress can be found. Some of these contradictions are inherent in the study of psychology, others in the study of development, and still others are unique to the study of developmental psychopathology. One of the basic contradictions in each of these domains is between the labels we use to divide and categorize the phenomena with which we are concerned and the dynamic reality that comprises the phenomena themselves. Unique to the study of pathology is the contradiction between the abstracted diagnostic schemes we use for categorizing individuals and the complex dynamic processes of the individuals themselves.
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Sameroff, A.J. (2000). Dialectical Processes in Developmental Psychopathology. In: Sameroff, A.J., Lewis, M., Miller, S.M. (eds) Handbook of Developmental Psychopathology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4163-9_2
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