Affective Bonds between Borderline Adolescents and their Parents

Authors

  • Aline Bedin Jordão Universidade Luterana do Brasil (ULBRA), Santa Maria Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
  • Vera Regina Röhnelt Ramires Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS)

Keywords:

Adolescence, Affective bonds, Borderline personality disorder, Psychoanalysis, Transgenerationality

Abstract

This study investigated the characteristics of affective bonds between teenagers with borderline personality disorder and their parents. These adolescents were evaluated by means of the multiple cases study procedure. Beyond the interviews, the Rorschach Test, the Family Drawing Test and the Parental Bonding Inventory were applied. The results pointed to fragile affective bonds, permeated by representations of negligence, affective abandonment, lack of assistance and protection. Life histories with traumatic experience and violence of several orders were identified. The transgeracional dimension appeared as relevant in the comprehension of the evaluated cases. The need of studies about borderline adolescence were marked as well as qualitative researches about this subject.

 

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Published

2010-05-11

How to Cite

Bedin Jordão, A., & Röhnelt Ramires, V. R. (2010). Affective Bonds between Borderline Adolescents and their Parents. Psicologia: Teoria E Pesquisa, 26(1), 89. Retrieved from https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/17445