Self-mutilation in adolescence and its narratives in school context

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-1624.v24i2p291-303

Keywords:

self-mutilation, adolescence, school, psychoanalysis

Abstract

The article aims to discuss self - mutilation and its narratives by adolescents in a school context. It is a research that involves psychoanalysis and the field of education as a possible work of the institutional clinic. From the case studies of a private school in Fortaleza, the following aspects are discussed: self-harm and effects in school, socio-familial conflicts and adolescents subjectivation process. It is concluded that from a qualified listening in the school it is possible to give voice to the adolescents so that they can produce a knowledge about themselves, and in their way to sustain their malaise.

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Author Biographies

  • Lorena da Silva Lopes, Universidade de Fortaleza

    Psicóloga. Mestre pela Universidade de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil. 

  • Leônia Cavalcante Teixeira, Universidade de Fortaleza

    Professora Titular da Universidade de Fortaleza, Fortaleza, CE, Brasil.

     

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Published

2019-08-30

How to Cite

Lopes, L. da S., & Teixeira, L. C. (2019). Self-mutilation in adolescence and its narratives in school context. Clinical Styles. The Journal on the Vicissitudes of Childhood, 24(2), 291-303. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-1624.v24i2p291-303