Citation

Bonnichon D. Evol. Psychiatr. (Paris) 2011; 76(1): 97-108.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.evopsy.2010.12.001

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The teenager's suicide attempt takes place in adolescent process. Sexuality is key point in this process. Gender differences in teenager's suicide are proved, but not explicated. We want to consider these gender differences in order to understand the girl propensy to attempt suicide. The specific aspects of girl's psychosexual development are analysed. The adolescence returns œdipal fantasy and rivalry conflict. For both, girls and boys, it is the same thing. But the girl rivalry conflict goes with an important ambivalence. It causes her anxiety of being attacked inside his body, but also anxiety of losing love. The girl's suicide attempt, often medicinal, attacks the internal body. These teenagers give themselves the dreaded retaliations. By this way, they avoid the anxiety of losing love. © 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS.

Language: fr

Keywords

human; female; adolescence; Suicide attempt; sex difference; anxiety; suicide attempt; article; fantasy; love; object relation; Oedipus complex; ambivalence; Comparative study; Teenager; Clinical study; psychosexual development; Boy; Autoaggression; Girl; Object relation; Women sexuality