Κατεύθυνση Κλινική ψυχολογία
Library of the School of Philosophy

2017-02-15

2017

Stefanaki Maria

Βασιλική (Λίσσυ) Κανελλοπούλου, Αναπληρώτρια καθηγήτρια, Τμήμα Ψυχολογίας, Ε.Κ.Π.Α.

Αδέρφια ατόμων με ψύχωση και αδερφικός δεσμός

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Siblings of people with psychosis and sibling bond

The present study on siblings of people with psychosis aimed at exploring the way the subjects experienced the illness of their siblings and the impact of the illness on their lives. Data that came from 12 semi-structured interviews were analysed systematically according to the principles of Thematic Analysis. The questions covered themes concerning the period of the illness, the present relationship with the sibling, the infantile relationship with the sibling, the thoughts of the subjects on the illness, and finally the impact of the illness on the parents and on the relationship between the subjects and their parents. Moreover, 10 cards of the projective test, Thematic Apperception Test (T.A.T.), were given to the subjects.
The study revealed that most of the subjects took compassion on their ill siblings. In some cases there was sadness and anxiety due to the situation of the sibling and in others a quite high identification with the problem of the sibling, often combined with fears of themselves becoming also mentally ill. The impact on the subjects was important both on an emotional level as well as on the level of life decisions. Many subjects have not created a family for fear of heredity. The attitude of the parents towards the sibling with psychosis, and also towards the subjects was found to be of great importance. Moreover, the infantile relationship with the sibling was found to effect the way in which the subjects experience the illness of the sibling. In some cases the subjects felt remorse because of the infantile rivalry or felt indebted to the sibling, that could be a helpful person in the subject's history or just someone, who has shared the same difficulties.

Philosophy - Psychology

sibling bond, psychosis, identification with sibling's situation

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