filial maturity

filial maturity

a mutual caring relationship between adult children and older parents, involving an understanding of each other’s needs, responsibilities, and desires. [proposed by U.S. social worker Margaret Blenkner (1909–1973)]

Related Terms

emergency psychotherapy

emergency psychotherapy psychological treatment of individu...

American Sign Language (ASL)

Sorry, "american-sign-language-asl" is not in the Dictionary of Psychology. Plea...

pseudo- (pseud-)

Sorry, "pseudo-pseud" is not in the Dictionary of Psychology. Please report to A...

generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

Sorry, "generalized-anxiety-disorder-gad" is not in the Dictionary of Psychology...

CAL

CAL abbreviation for computer-assisted learning (see comput...

HOME

HOME acronym for Home Observation for Measurement of the En...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter F

Browse by Letter

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z