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100 1 0 _aBlanchard, BenoƮt
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245 0 0 _aAdolescence and the Passage to the Act: When Language Fails
260 _c2010.
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520 _aThe process of becoming an adolescent brings the subject face to face with a need to translate motions and to integrate them. However, the major changes at puberty disrupt the function of verbal representation, making the adolescent feel that language is unable to capture the indescribable feelings he/she experiences. In these conditions, acting out can be a solution to the inadequacy of language. Based on several clinical cases, this paper demonstrates that acting out can signify a rejection of meaning or an attempt to enact something that cannot be put into words.
690 _aacting
690 _alanguage
690 _asubjectivation
690 _aadolescence
786 0 _nEnfances & Psy | o 47 | 2 | 2010-06-07 | p. 42-54 | 1286-5559
856 4 1 _uhttps://shs.cairn.info/journal-enfances-et-psy-2010-2-page-42?lang=en&redirect-ssocas=7080
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