Articoli che contengono il tag: identity
Adolescent group, institution and virtual world: the negotiation of boundaries
Abstract In this paper the authors propose a reflection on how digital era has changed the communication and relationships among adolescents. The focus is placed on how the unlimited possibilities offered by the virtual world can rinforce the omnipotence of … Continua a leggere
Therapeutic group as a laboratory of freedom of expression
Abstract This contribution is inspired by the experience of conducting a therapeutic group for adult patients within a medium security psychiatric community in Milan. Using some session excerpts, a close connection is established between affirmation of identity of individuals and … Continua a leggere
Reality and fiction for the therapeutic couple
Abstract The necessity to have a precise time and a limited place where the group processes could take place, is a fundamental requirement for the survival of the group. This is to say that a stable setting with clear limited … Continua a leggere
Agoraphobia is feminine? Some reflections on the relationship between the agoraphobic syndrome and femininity
Abstract The more recent psychoanalytic conceptualizations, relating to the genesis of agoraphobia, have increasingly illuminated – going beyond the Oedipal contribution of Freudian memory – the serious structural deficits of the ego, the presence, therefore, of that “emptiness” in the … Continua a leggere
The father elsewhere. Commentary on the movie: “Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles”
Abstract The article offers the opportunity to consider the loss and recovery of the paternal function in a culture that is different from ours, as well as to reflect upon contrasting and similar aspects. As far as the latter are … Continua a leggere
Genius Loci: The Spirit of a Place, the Spirit of a Group
Abstract The author divided the discussion is divided in three parts. The first, which is very synthetic, will cover some of Bion’s theories as regards “Work Group Mentality”, “Basic Assumptions Group Mentality”, and their respective leaders. In the second he … Continua a leggere
Psychoanalysis and Aesthetics: Re-signifying psychotic conflicts and creative reciprocity
Abstract Inspiration sources that inhabit the universes of Aesthetics and Psychoanalysis are used to construct mental models viewing to approach emotional conflicts linked to psychotic levels. The clinical presentation is made through emotional photograms. Movements of the analytical couple are … Continua a leggere
From Trauma to Memory The “internal group” of origin and belonging in migrant children
Abstract The intertwining between identity and memory in young underage immigrants is examined through a series of sessions that took place in a Welcome Centre. In the specific situation that involves children occupied in a migratory transit, the construction of … Continua a leggere
The Time of Kali: Violence between Religious Groups in India
Abstract The author focuses on the theme of violence between Hindus and Muslims in India in great depth and detail. He conducts an analysis of the phenomena by integrating various points of view: religious, historical, social, economic and psychological. He … Continua a leggere
