Genitori e figli: quando i ruoli si invertono
Journal title RIVISTA DI STUDI FAMILIARI
Author/s Chiara Nicolini, Palma Minervini
Publishing Year 2009 Issue 2009/1
Language Italian Pages 16 P. 104-119 File size 162 KB
DOI 10.3280/FIR2009-001008
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Parents and sons/daughters: when the roles turn over - With the present study we cast light upon the demanding labour of Individuation- Separation that adult sons and daughters are asked to renovate when their parents get old and become dependent. In this turning point, children are asked to some extent to become the parents of their own parents. This is a very tough passage and there is a risk of confounding, especially if an "unconscious mix up" acts upon the children, the parents or between them. Starting from the legend of Aeneas that carries his old father Anchises on his shoulders, some theoretical speculations about the painful separation from aged parents are here proposed. Clinical examples illustrate the therapist’s work that helps the patient in the Individuation process. This process develops within the intra-psychic space but needs also a strong investment at an inter-personal level. Only after reaching a separation condition the adult son or daughter can carry on his/her shoulders the aged parent without being overcome by crossed projections.
Key words: Individuation-separation, aged parents, adult sons/daughters
Chiara Nicolini, Palma Minervini, Genitori e figli: quando i ruoli si invertono in "RIVISTA DI STUDI FAMILIARI" 1/2009, pp 104-119, DOI: 10.3280/FIR2009-001008