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Topics: Adolescence, Owen Cooper, Netflix, TV
Anish Vij
An expert has revealed why the psychologist in Adolescence was dealing with a 'dangerous' scenario during her meeting with Jamie.
Dr Sheila Redfern has opened up about the third episode in the series, which happens to be the most-watched TV show on Netflix since it came out.
During the penultimate episode of the four part programme, the 13-year-old (played by Owen Cooper) is being questioned by a psychologist named Briony (Erin Doherty) at the young offenders facility.
With the hopes of assessing his behaviour, you'll remember when Briony heads in the room with a hot chocolate and half a sandwich, seemingly trying to keep on his good side.
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However, Jamie becomes very confrontational and keeps asking her if she likes him.
Dr Redfern, a child psychologist, said in an interview with the Daily Mail that Briony is forced into a corner by that question.
The professional insisted that she would not leave the question unanswered because it could be 'incredibly damaging' for Jamie either way.
If she said that she liked him, it would be 'wholly inappropriate', but on the other hand, she admitted it would be 'dangerous' if Jamie thought that she didn't like him.
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You may have also noticed that the young boy also kept telling Briony that he's ugly.
Mental health expert Janine Mitchell MSc - who has worked as a probation officer in prisons across the UK - explained to LADbible why he kept saying it throughout the session.
Mitchell was tasked with working with male murders, paedophiles, rapists and drug dealers across the north of England from 2002 to 2015.
"A lot of these guys that I used to work with, you'll find that behind this kind of aggression, there's actually this real level of low self esteem, insecurity, and that quite often, is where violence will stem from," she explained.
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Janine, who has been face-to-face with 'high risk offenders' like Jamie, added: "You know these feelings of insecurity, because you could see him flip from this real aggressive person to this vulnerable little child because he’s 13.
"He's a child at the end of the day. You know, you're not an adult.
"So he was just trying to look for approval and validation.
"Not that's any excuse. But he was seeking approval because he wasn't getting a kind of approval anyway.
"And again, that's nobody's fault, by the way.
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"Everyone's doing the best job they can, parents, teachers, with everything that they're faced with."