The Fate of Affections in the Rorschach of Women Victims of Incest

Abstract

This article aims to analyze the fate and dynamics of affections in adult women who suffered paternal incest during their childhood and adolescence. Based on the concept of affection and trauma in psychoanalysis, we hypothesized that incest disorganizes psychological capacities and affective experiences of the victims. We conducted an exploratorydescriptive study of multiple cases with French women using interviews and the Rorschach Projective Method (Parisian School). These women have a particular way of expressing affections, not always in sync with representation, due to the severity of the splitting. Therefore, there is a distortion of affection with the loss of its psychic quality. We conclude that therapeutic follow-up, based on the ability to identify, recognize and manage affections is deemed necessary