On the edge of the intimate within a fragmented family
Metidji, Safia
On the edge of the intimate within a fragmented family - 2020.
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How can intimacy contribute to the construction of the self? Based on a clinical case of an adolescent female suffering from addictions, the authors show how the invasion of one’s intimacy in childhood can hinder the process of subjectivation. They address the issue of how therapeutic work within an institutional setting can provide an appropriate response to the absence of ego delimitation and of self-legitimation, generally characteristic of borderline functioning. Three areas of exploration are proposed in this article: the dynamics of symptoms, the role of the body, and the role of the third party as a safeguard of desire and a witness to a rediscovered intimacy.
On the edge of the intimate within a fragmented family - 2020.
78
How can intimacy contribute to the construction of the self? Based on a clinical case of an adolescent female suffering from addictions, the authors show how the invasion of one’s intimacy in childhood can hinder the process of subjectivation. They address the issue of how therapeutic work within an institutional setting can provide an appropriate response to the absence of ego delimitation and of self-legitimation, generally characteristic of borderline functioning. Three areas of exploration are proposed in this article: the dynamics of symptoms, the role of the body, and the role of the third party as a safeguard of desire and a witness to a rediscovered intimacy.
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