Représentation de soi chez des adolescents ayant un frère ou une sœur autiste
01 Jan 2013-Neuropsychiatrie De L'enfance Et De L'adolescence (Elsevier Masson)-Vol. 61, Iss: 1, pp 39-50
TL;DR: In this paper, a revue de litterature de travaux francais et nordamericains permet d'eclairer les enjeux psychiques de jeunes typiques se developpant dans un environnement atypique.
Abstract: Resume But de l’etude Les auteurs presentent des donnees de recherche clinique sur la facon dont fonctionne l’identite d’adolescents ayant un frere ou une sœur autiste. Une revue de litterature de travaux francais et nord-americains permet d’eclairer les enjeux psychiques de jeunes typiques se developpant dans un environnement atypique. Cette recherche veut explorer quelles fragilites psychologiques peuvent etre induites par le contexte de vie de ces adolescents. Methode Utilisant deux echelles cliniques thematiques, deux outils cliniques (entretien avec adolescents et avec parents) et deux tests projectifs de personnalite, l’observation consiste en une exploration des fondements de l’identite : l’estime de soi ; l’anxiete ; la representation de soi ; les assises narcissiques ; les images du corps, et methode comparative : groupe d’etude (adolescents de fratries ayant un membre autiste) versus groupe temoin (adolescents typiques apparies) ; analyses statistiques et analyses qualitatives des donnees cliniques. Resultats La representation de soi apparait nettement alteree chez les adolescents du groupe d’etude, ses differentes composantes sont fragilisees et generent des desadaptations sensibles. Le repli relationnel tend a dominer des que le sujet se trouve face a un enjeu affectif. Pistes de recherche et propositions preventives sont enoncees.
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TL;DR: A critical study of literature attempts to show the contributions and limits of present results on children whose parents are depressed, along with its consequences on the infant's behavior.
Abstract: Children whose parents are depressed are the objects of numerous studies. In a critical study of literature, the author attempts to show the contributions and limits of present results. While it seems clear that children such as these are part of a group at risk, psychologically, the type and frequency have yet to be determined. The intricacies of innate and environmental factors takes the complexity of just such a situation into account. The impact of the mother's depression on her nurturing is also analyzed, along with its consequences on the infant's behavior.
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TL;DR: In this paper, les auteurs present un resume d'une recherche clinique sur la facon dont fonctionne l'identite d'adolescents ayant un frere ou une soeur autiste.
Abstract: Les auteurs presentent un resume d'une recherche clinique sur la facon dont fonctionne l'identite d'adolescents ayant un frere ou une soeur autiste. L'objectif de cet article est d'illustrer cette recherche-source par la presentation d'un cas clinique qui montre l'apport de la methode projective pour la comprehension des forces et fragilites psychiques des adolescents ayant grandi avec un frere ou une soeur autiste. Une revue de litterature de travaux francais et nord-americains permet d'eclairer les enjeux psychiques de jeunes typiques se developpant dans un environnement atypique et les deux epreuves projectives (Rorschach et TAT) permettent de mener une exploration des fondements de l'identite : l'estime de soi ; la representation de soi ; les assises narcissiques ; les images du corps. La representation de soi apparait nettement alteree chez les adolescents du groupe d'etude, ses differentes composantes sont fragilisees et generent des desadaptations sensibles. Le repli relationnel tend a dominer des que le sujet se trouve face a un enjeu affectif qui ne manque pas d'advenir a cette periode juvenile de la vie. Des pistes de recherche et des propositions preventives sont enoncees.
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TL;DR: In this article, les auteurs present a recherche clinique in which l'objet porte sur la construction identitaire de freres et sœurs de personnes autistes a l’adolescence, and montrer l'apport de la methode projective for the comprehension des forces and fragilites psychiques of ces adolescents.
Abstract: Les auteurs presentent une recherche clinique dont l’objet porte sur la construction identitaire de freres et sœurs de personnes autistes a l’adolescence. L’objectif de cet article est de montrer l’apport de la methode projective pour la comprehension des forces et fragilites psychiques de ces adolescents a partir de la presentation d’un cas clinique singulier. Une revue de litterature de travaux francais et nord-americains permet d’eclairer les enjeux psychologiques pour ces jeunes typiques se developpant dans un environnement atypique, et les deux epreuves projectives (Rorschach et tat) permettent de mener une exploration des fondements de l’identite : l’estime de soi ; la representation de soi ; les assises narcissiques ; les images du corps. La representation de soi apparait nettement alteree chez ces adolescents, ses differentes composantes sont fragilisees et generent des desadaptations sensibles. Le repli relationnel tend a dominer des que le sujet se trouve face a un enjeu affectif qui ne manque pas d’advenir a cette periode juvenile de la vie. Des pistes de recherche et des propositions preventives sont enoncees.
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Method Twenty-nine siblings of children with HFA and 29 siblings of children without a disorder participated in the study. Standardized, written questionnaires were used.
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