La femme grecque et l'avortement. Etude clinique du recours repetitif a l'avortement
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Abstract EN:
Repetitive abortion in the most widespread means - with withdra- wal - of birth control used by all social classes in greece. This phenomenon seems to be tightly linked with the manifestation of very important resistances to modern contraception. The setting up of a "clinical psychology" type methodological pat- tern - performing semi-directive interviews, analysing methodically their content, taking account of the personal implication - and the review of the academical work on the psycho-analytical concept of re- petition compulsion led to a study of the psychic process which, inter- acting with social factors, shape that behaviour. According to that view, repetitive abortion has been dealt with as the expression of several conflicts in the psychic life of the greek woman who tries to build up her own female identity while fa- cing at the same time too pervasive a social and family influence, especially on her sexual life. Yet, resolving those conflicts - which presupposes working-off mecanismes - heavily relies upon each woman's psychic reality.
Abstract FR:
Le recours repetitif a l'avortement constitue la methode de controle des naissances - en correlation avec celle du coit interrompu- la plus repandue parmi toutes les categories sociales de la popula- tion de la grece; ce phenomene parait d'ailleurs etroitement lie a la manifestation des resistances tres importantes face a la contra- ception moderne. La mise en place d'un dispositif methodologique de type "psycho- logique clinique" - realisation des entretiens semi-directifs, trai- tement de ce materiel avec la methode de l'analyse de contenu, prise en compte de l'implication personnelle - ainsi que la referance a la discussion autour de la notion psychanalytique de compulsion de repetition, ont permis d'interroger les processus psychiques qui, en interaction avec les facteurs sociaux, sous-tendent ce comportement. Dans cette perspective, le recours iteratif a l'avortement a ete considere comme l'expression des differents conflits traversant la vie psychique de la femme grecque dans sa tentative de construire sa propre identite de femme face a une emprise sociale et familiale trop pregnante, touchant particulierement sa vie sexuelle. Cependant, la resolution de ces conflits qui presuppose la mise en oeuvre de cer- tains mecanismes de degagement - depend fortement de la constitution psychique de chaque femme.