Abstract

CRYAN, Glenda  and  QUIROGA, Susana. Mentalization evolution in multifamily sessions of Focalised Therapy Group- FTG device for violent adolescents. Anu. investig. [online]. 2016, vol.23, n.1, pp.15-23. ISSN 1851-1686.

Focalized Therapy Group- FTG is a psychodynamic oriented, short-termed and focalized diagnostic-therapeutic group device. It includes two multifamily sessions (first and ninth session) based on the fundamental Multifamily Psychoanalysis conceptualizations. In this paper the ninth multifamily session of a Focalized Therapy Group- FTG for violent adolescents is analyzed and compared with the first multifamily session. Reflective Function Scale was applied to determine the level of mentalization of violent adolescents in interaction with their parents. In contrast to the first multifamily session, in the last one, spontaneous interventions of adolescents were detected to verbalize severe traumatic situations (score 1) and a clear rejection of reflection by mothers (score -1) represented by evasive and bizarre answers that tended to minimize what their children were experiencing. The possibility that adolescents and their parents begin to interact is highlighted.

Keywords : Violent Adolescents; Mentalization; Multifamily Sessions.

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