Detalhes bibliográficos
| Ano de defesa: |
2008 |
| Autor(a) principal: |
Albert, Susan Carol
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| Orientador(a): |
Faria, Durval Luiz de |
| Banca de defesa: |
Não Informado pela instituição |
| Tipo de documento: |
Dissertação
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| Tipo de acesso: |
Acesso aberto |
| Idioma: |
por |
| Instituição de defesa: |
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
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| Programa de Pós-Graduação: |
Programa de Estudos Pós-Graduados em Psicologia: Psicologia Clínica
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| Departamento: |
Psicologia
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| País: |
BR
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| Palavras-chave em Português: |
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| Palavras-chave em Inglês: |
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| Área do conhecimento CNPq: |
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| Link de acesso: |
https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/15729
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Resumo: |
This research sought to obtain a better understanding of the complex question of infertility within the conjugal relationship. The basic premise for this research was that infertility is not only an individual issue but also a conjugal issue and needs to be addressed as such. Although in general only one of the partners receives a diagnosis of infertility, infertility is best understood as a couple level stresser , since within the conjugal relationship both partners become infertile. We adopted a qualitative approach to this research. Given that this study focused on a specific question existing within the marital relationship, brief therapy was adopted as the procedure to approach this question. The research involved two couples in stable, long term relationships, the first couple received 15 sessions and the second couple received 13 sessions, focusing on the complex interpersonal relations that develop between the partners in their attempt to deal with the issue of infertility within their marriage. Two instruments were used during the brief therapy to discuss this issue, the genealogical tree and Sandplay, which enabled a qualitative analysis of the verbal manifestations that accompanied the drawing of the genealogical tree and the Sandplay images made. An analysis of the results suggests that various factors are involved in the conflicts related to infertility, including: the influence of the family of origin, the ambivalence felt towards maternity and paternity, the nature of the communication between the partners and the possibility of grieving for the idealized child. We believe that brief therapy with Sandplay offers the possibility of a more conscious dialogue being developed between the partners, which enables the transformation of defense mechanisms and the strengthening of each individual and consequent transformation of the conjugal self |
