Youngsters that attempt suicide and destructive narcissism

two comprehensive models of the suicide behavior

Authors

  • Roosevelt M.S Cassorla Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas - UNICAMP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2176-7262.v38i1p45-48

Keywords:

Suicide. Youngsters. Destructive Narcissim. Physicians. Medicine Students.

Abstract

Model of the study: The paper presents the results of the author’s previous investigations referred to comprehensive models of suicidal behavior. Comments: The first model shows the “natural history of the suicide attempt in youngsters”. In this model is identified an empty internal world that stimulate the search of symbiotic relationships. When these relationships threat to finish appear the risk of breakdown. Then emerge phantasies of search prime in death. In the second, “destructive narcissism” its explained how cruel self demands, when not satisfied, takes to the feeling of fail or insanity. The suicidal act seems to be a solution. Finally these models are discussed bringing into relation with the higher suicide risk of physicians and medicine students

 

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Author Biography

  • Roosevelt M.S Cassorla, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas - UNICAMP

    Docente.Departamento de Psicologia Médica e Psiquiatria. Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas - UNICAMP; Psicanalista-International Psychoanalysis Association.

Published

2005-03-30

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Cassorla RM. Youngsters that attempt suicide and destructive narcissism: two comprehensive models of the suicide behavior. Medicina (Ribeirão Preto) [Internet]. 2005 Mar. 30 [cited 2024 May 19];38(1):45-8. Available from: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rmrp/article/view/423