Aggression and Negative Transfer in the Context of Attachment Theory and Reflective Function
Keywords:
agresividad, agresión, transferencia negativa, apego, intersubjetividad, psicoterapia psicoanalítica, niño, material clínicoAbstract
The purpose of this piece of work is to reflect on the contribution of the developments in the theory of attachment: emotional adjustment, glimmer of emotions (Gergely and Watson) and reflexive function (Fonagy and Target) as from a clinical situation of aggressiveness and negative transference. The first session of the analysis of an eight year old child is brought up as an example.
The patient displays different aggressive situations, some at the service of life (Eros), others at the service of death (Thanatos) and some others as a way of preserving the “self”. In the context of the attachment theory, aggressiveness has a defensive function protecting the “self” representation. It plays a necessary role in the structuring of the psyche and in the display of the normal
exploratory and search impulses that are necessary to maintain a safe bond.
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