Child searching for window: maternal function and trauma

Authors

  • Silvia Abu-Jamra Zornig Pontíficia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro
  • Lídia Levy Pontíficia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-1624.v11i20p28-37

Abstract

This paper intends to discuss the relationship between trauma and maternal function. From a Freudian perspective, one can think of trauma as structural, while Winnicott indicates that the concept of trauma can be related to a rupture of maternal care or to poor environmental holding. Based on a clinical case of an adopted child who had a very difficult infancy, we would like to reflect upon psychoanalytic concepts related to the importance of early relationships for the constitution of the child’s subjectivity.

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Published

2006-06-01

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How to Cite

Zornig, S. A.-J., & Levy, L. (2006). Child searching for window: maternal function and trauma . Clinical Styles. The Journal on the Vicissitudes of Childhood, 11(20), 28-37. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-1624.v11i20p28-37