Narcissisme et relations d'objet à l'adolescence : apport des épreuves projectives

Abstract

This study outlines two axes of problematics which are particularily challenged during adolescence : one involves the essential role of the necessary reorganization of the cathexis of self representation, the other concerns the impact of representation of relations, both of which being involved in the reorganizations induced by pubertal modifications. Expression of these problematics in the Rorschach and the TAT are examined in their specific modes and in their complementary modes. Key-words Narcissism - Object relations - Adolescence - Psychoanalytical approach - Projective Techniques