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This paper briefly reviews some aspects that affect people with infertility problems and children born through assisted reproduction techniques. Making a decision to have a child and accepting medical help represents an important moment in the life of a couple. All parents are confronted at some point, with the questions, that every child asks, that is: "How was I born?" All children need to know their origin. However, most parents are not comfortable providing the answer. In case of parents, who resorted to reproductive medicine, the answer requires a particular approach, mainly because it often revives painful and unresolved internal conflicts. Another problem is that parents do not feel comfortable to talk about the fact that medical help was required to conceive their child and that medical intervention sometimes requires the donation of gametes (eggs or sperm); or simply, they do not know how to talk to children about this issue. However, children have the right to know their origin. Our study indicates that some children with behavioral problems improved significantly after the family spoke openly about their origin. Children need to be told the truth. We cannot lie to them nor remain silent.
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The authors consider the influence that a sense of geographical and cultural ties of candidates from different regions has on their theoretical interests. They question the way that this is taken into consideration in psychoanalytic training. The function of theory, both in terms of its transmission and the creation of new knowledge, is explored from this perspective. The results of an Internet survey are presented. The candidate sample for this survey (N = 250) was drawn from Europe, Latin America and North America, and candidates were asked to indicate their degree of interest for each of the 55 authors in a given list. The results showed that there were significant differences in the areas of theoretical interest of the candidates depending on the geographical region. Furthermore, what is also significant is how these differences in areas of theoretical interest were linked to those authors who had developed their work in the same geographical region as the candidates. These differences are shown to be connected to the candidates' sense of regional belonging. Data are also presented about which authors have the greatest impact in a given region, along with the influence values of the authors in relation to each one of the regions. Finally, the candidates' interest in each of the authors is specified in terms of a general mean rank and a regional mean rank, thus showing which authors candidates find most interesting in each of the regions. The study concludes by arguing that the results of the investigation enable us to question how psychoanalytic theory is transmitted, and, more specifically, how it is transmitted within institutions at a regional level. It is also suggested that the means be found to uncover the inconsistencies linked to cultural ties. It is proposed that further research be conducted to look more deeply into how cultural differences play a part in the different theoretical languages in the training of psychoanalysts.
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Authorship , Psychoanalysis/education , Psychoanalytic Theory , Adult , Cross-Cultural Comparison , Cultural Diversity , Curriculum , Data Collection , Europe , Female , Humans , International Educational Exchange , Internet , Latin America , Male , Middle Aged , North America , Research , Training SupportABSTRACT
La propuesta en éste trabajo es comentar las viscisitudes de la consulta médica con las parejas que presentan imposibilidad de concebir un hijo. La contratransferencia del médico, los afectos que se ponen en juego con y desde los pacientes. Además se trata de articular el campo médico y el psicológico, pensando que desde la interdisciplina el abordaje de ésta problemática es posible. Tomamos la consulta como momento de encuentro de saberes, de desconocimiento y de afectos
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Humans , Male , Female , Infertility, Female/psychology , Infertility, Male/psychology , Patient Care/psychology , Interviews as Topic , Physician-Patient Relations , Referral and ConsultationABSTRACT
La propuesta en éste trabajo es comentar las viscisitudes de la consulta médica con las parejas que presentan imposibilidad de concebir un hijo. La contratransferencia del médico, los afectos que se ponen en juego con y desde los pacientes. Además se trata de articular el campo médico y el psicológico, pensando que desde la interdisciplina el abordaje de ésta problemática es posible. Tomamos la consulta como momento de encuentro de saberes, de desconocimiento y de afectos (AU)
