Helene Deutsch Quote

Adolescence is the period of the decisive last battle fought before maturity. The ego must achieve independence, the old emotional ties must be cast off, the new ones created.


The Psychology of Women: Girlhood (ed. 1954)


Adolescence is the period of the decisive last battle fought before maturity. The ego must achieve independence, the old emotional ties must be cast...

Adolescence is the period of the decisive last battle fought before maturity. The ego must achieve independence, the old emotional ties must be cast...

Adolescence is the period of the decisive last battle fought before maturity. The ego must achieve independence, the old emotional ties must be cast...

Adolescence is the period of the decisive last battle fought before maturity. The ego must achieve independence, the old emotional ties must be cast...