par Duret, Isabelle ;Jacques, Alexia
Référence Cahiers critiques de thérapie familiale et de pratiques de réseaux, 35, 05/2, page (147-156)
Publication Publié, 2005
Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : Two clinical cases, a Senegalese ancestral child and an "excessively" jealous husband as a result of his paternity, are presented to discuss the dynamics of interpersonal relationships within couples and families. How is the individual situated (and does he situate himself) as well as projected (and does project himself) in the verticality of his lineage? How can a symptom be re-presented, narrated and contained by a family group or a cultural system? The concept of filiation enables us to define some symptoms as adaptive attachment strategies and desperate means to maintain a link when groups or individuals have been hurt in their dignity to belong.