The Analysis of Self-Mutilation in Adolescence Based on the Theory of Mentalization: From Sukhvinder in the Novel ‘Casual Vacancy’
- Title
- The Analysis of Self-Mutilation in Adolescence Based on the Theory of Mentalization: From Sukhvinder in the Novel ‘Casual Vacancy’
- Author
- 홍민하
- Keywords
- Prementalization; Psychic equivalence; Self-mutilation; Casual Vacancy; Teleological mode; Pretend mode
- Issue Date
- 2019-07
- Publisher
- KOREAN ACAD CHILD & ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN ACADEMY OF CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY, v. 30, no. 3, Page. 100-108
- Abstract
- Objectives: Adolescence involves a number of developmental processes, as well as unique psychological characteristics and behaviors. An increased rate of internet and game addictions, school violence, and suicide may either represent aspects of adolescence or a psychopathological phenomenon. Them is an urgent need to develop software programs that can prevent and resolve adolescent behavioral problems. We applied the mentalization theory to interpret and find solutions for problems faced by adolescent characters in literature.
Methods: In Joan Bowlines novel "Casual Vacancy:" Stikhvinder is a girl with problems representative of those encountered by modern adolescents; she is a victim of bullying and engages in self-mutilation. We targeted her problematic behaviors as representative of a pmmentali7ed state.
Results: Born into an upper-class English family with Pakistani origins, Sukhvinder, unlike her siblings, fails her parents' expectations. Whenever she faces a psychological crisis, she regresses into the teleological mode (the most primitive pre-mentalization stage) and regains her sense of self by cutting herself. After her friend's suicide, however, she begins to communicate with her parents and moves toward mentalization.
Conclusion: By analyzing Sukhvinder's behavior, we assessed patterns of attachment, empathy, and mentalization, and identified corrective approaches for problematic behaviors. We believe that the presented interpretation may serve as a foundation for the development of models for understanding adolescent deviant behaviors.
- URI
- https://www.jkacap.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.5765/jkacap.190014https://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/152430
- ISSN
- 1225-729X; 2233-9183
- DOI
- 10.5765/jkacap.190014
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- COLLEGE OF MEDICINE[S](의과대학) > MEDICINE(의학과) > Articles
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