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[Childhood in danger].

M Fontaine1

  • 1Service de Psychiatrie, Université de Liège.

Revue Medicale De Liege
|May 10, 2000
PubMed
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Child abuse stems from failures in attachment, speech, and love, often passed down through generations. Therapy aids victims and abusers in rebuilding relationships based on respect, love, and creativity.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Developmental Psychology

Context:

  • Child abuse is a complex issue rooted in the failure of fundamental human capacities: attachment, speech, and love.
  • It is perpetuated via trans-generational transmission, impacting family and societal roles and interpersonal relationships.
  • Abuse reflects an inability of both victims and perpetrators (often survivors themselves) to form relationships based on respect and love.

Purpose:

  • To understand the psychological and social underpinnings of child abuse.
  • To highlight the cyclical nature of abuse through intergenerational transmission.
  • To frame therapy as a means of differentiation and rebuilding healthy relational capacities.

Summary:

  • Child abuse arises from deficits in attachment, speech, and love, perpetuating through generations.

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  • This leads to role confusion and an inability to form respectful, loving relationships.
  • Therapy focuses on guiding both victims and abusers toward differentiation and constructive representations.

    • Impact:

    • Offers a framework for understanding the origins and perpetuation of child abuse.
    • Emphasizes the need for therapeutic interventions that address both victims and perpetrators.
    • Promotes rebuilding relationships founded on love, creativity, and the expression of suffering.