Successful rhetoric argues child's proposed mental health condition warrants medical profession validation. Medical intervention positioned as necessary solution.

State University of New York at Binghamton

- Doctorable Problem
- Institutional Legitimation
- Psychiatric Disability Framing
- Accountability Management

The Defense Architecture: Why parents shift blame & secure legitimation

Lester, J. N. (Ed.). (2021). Discursive Psychology and Disability. Palgrave Studies in Discursive Psychology. Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

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Institutional Legitimation

By aligning behaviors with intrinsic pathology, difficulty receives medical explanation. Positions child (not parent) as the problem; suggests medical intervention decreases burden.

Psychiatric Disability Framing

Delicate balance parents must maintain: construct child's behavior as intrinsic pathology while avoiding allegations of poor parenting. Shifts blame away from parent to pathology.

Accountability Management

Rhetorical requirement to present the issue in a way that aligns with institutional business. Must establish that the problem warrants clinical intervention and legitimation.

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