MARIE CHRISTINE LAZNIK - FRANCE
Traumatic experience: impossible forgetting and terrifying enjoyment (jouissance).
MIRI KEREN - ISRAEL
Violence and aggression in the first three years of life and beyond: developmental, environmental and biological aspects.
Summary
In our clinical experience, violence is a very common reason for referral to Community-based Infant Mental Health Units. For instance, at our own Unit, 18% of the referrals in the second year of life and 24% in the third year of life. Three “developmental” types of aggression have been identified, while violence is at the end of the spectrum of the manifestations of aggression. Arguments pro and cons the concept of intentionality in infancy will be brought up, as well as the significance of the genetic C/U traits. The respective roles of parents and society in regulating the infant's aggression will be emphasized. The studies that have shown the long-term significance of violence in infancy will be reviewed. We will discuss the factors that have been linked to the transition from “normative” to pathological aggression during early childhood, using the multifactorial model of "I, myself and the circumstances", and its direct implications for preventive as well as for therapeutic interventions. We will end with a diagram that summarizes the different pathways of aggression from infancy to adulthood.
DANIEL CAMAPRO AVILA - URUGUAY
Impact of intimate femicide on the mental health and life trajectory of children.
Summary
The murder of a woman by her partner is currently of great social and political concern, although little attention has been given to the fate of her children. Partial data are presented from a research study that aims to understand the psychological effects on orphans of intimate femicide in Uruguay, both those produced by the disruptive event and by the practices of social and institutional intervention. By means of a case study, from the singularity of psychoanalytic clinical listening, we propose to characterize the IFs of women who had children in their care, determine the current psychological state of those affected, reconstruct their life trajectories and investigate the mental health care provided by state agencies and civil society.
