THE PERSPECTIVES OF PSYCHOTIC INDIVIDUALS ON RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR PARENTS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

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2023-8

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Özger Arslan, Merve

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The current study aims to explore the perspectives of psychotic individuals on their relationship with their parents, with a particular focus on their subjective comments. In line with the aim of the study, data were gathered through semi-structured interviews conducted with seven male participants who had received a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Thematic analysis was employed to analyze data collected from in-depth interviews. As a result of the thematic analysis conducted, five main themes have been revealed; (1) “It is like I don't have a relationship with my father.”, (2) emotionally overwhelming relationship with the mother, (3) claiming an identity, (4) a quarrelsome family environment, and (5) conflict around the romantic relationships. The results have been discussed within the framework of psychoanalytic theory, with a particular focus on the Lacanian perspective.

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Psychosis, Subjectivity, Identification, Lacanian Perspective

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/104904

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Graduate School of Social Sciences, Thesis