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[The adolescent crisis, a model for psychopathology]
La Psychiatrie De L'Enfant
|January 1, 1987
Summary
Adolescent crises involve unconscious upheavals and consciousness shifts, leading to potential psychopathology. The Kleinian "depressive position" offers a model for understanding these developmental challenges and their clinical implications.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Psychoanalysis
- Developmental Psychology
Context:
- Adolescence is a critical developmental period marked by significant psychological and structural changes.
- These changes can manifest as excesses, setbacks, and pathological defenses.
- Understanding these upheavals is key to addressing adolescent psychopathology.
Purpose:
- To propose adolescence as a model for understanding psychopathology from an ontological and psychoanalytical perspective.
- To utilize the Kleinian concept of the "depressive position" as a foundational theory.
- To explore the occurrence of psychopathological events, symptoms, and behaviors during this life stage.
Summary:
- This study models psychopathology using adolescent development, focusing on unconscious upheavals and consciousness mutations.
- The Kleinian "depressive position" is presented as a core structure representing consciousness and drive integration levels.
- The paper outlines the emergence of psychopathology, symptoms, and behaviors, offering potential resolution schemas and considering cultural variations.
Impact:
- Provides a psychoanalytical framework for understanding adolescent psychopathology.
- Highlights the significance of the "depressive position" in developmental and clinical psychology.
- Informs clinical practice and psychotherapy for adolescents by offering theoretical insights into crisis resolution.