La pédophilie, figure la dépression primaire

Abstract

This article begins by reminding us that paedophilia is currently considered, in psychoanalysis, to constitute a serious narcissistic problem, and then explains the difficulty of setting up the narcissistic of identity in paedophiles, showing that it results from a lack of transmission that alters psychic capacity and certain of representation. The paedophilic act can thus be considered as a representation and absolute defence against the founding situation human identity that Jean Laplanche calls " the fundamental situation ". The question of primary depression is thus posed consequently that of the maternal relation governing the organisation of personalities. © Presses Universitaires de France.