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The most commonly reported negative self-representations of patients in treatment who are adopted include feelings of being unwanted and therefore undesirable. In patients in which adoption plays a central role, there are seven core issues that can be used as a guideline in psychotherapy with an individual affected by adoption: loss, rejection, guilt and shame, grief, identity, intimacy, and control. It is very difficult to predict the risk for psychopathology and long-term outcomes of adoptees because of the many variables and their complex interplay, yet research findings reveal that the majority of adoptees are functioning well. 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