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MEET THE BAD TV PARENTS Kirsten Cohen on "THE O.C." Problem: When Kirsten Cohen (Kelly Rowan) found out her father had an affair - giving her a teenage half-sister she never knew about - she had a temper tantrum and locked herself in a closet. Her husband, Sandy (Peter Gallagher (news)), tried to coax her out. In the end, it took persuasion from Ryan (Ben McKenzie) the troubled teen she's "adopted" - to get her to unlock the door.
Diagnosis: "That's a huge responsibility for a kid to have to carry," says Lister, who treats both children and adults.
"It's self-absorbed and totally immature behavior that could come from being inadequately taken care of when she was younger and never having given up the wish to be taken care of. Cure: Therapy might help to get at the unresolved things in her past. But she also needs to put the needs of the children ahead of her own."
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