The exposition of children to intrafamilial violence. The transmission of interpersonal psychic trauma from parents to children [L'exposition des enfants À la violence intrafamiliale. La transmission du trauma psychique interpersonnel des parents aux enfants]

Abstract

After recalling the psychoanalytical approach to the notion of trauma and the concept post-traumatic stress disorder (particularly in children), the authors propose the concept of interpersonal trauma frequently associated with the question of intrafamilial violence. A review of different risk factors is then set out: the child's age, tempermant, the intensity of the traumatic event, the type of mother-child interactions, the role and place of the father and finally, intrafamilial violence itself. A neuroscientific, psychodynamic approach to interpersonal trauma is presented in conclusion. © Presses Universitaires de France. Tous droits réservés pour tous pays