THE CHILD "DIDN'T KNOW" HE WAS ADOPTED
The article points out some of the reasons that can leadcertain adoptive parents prefer not to reveal to the child that he isadopted. However, when the decision is to keep secrets or to useuntruths in order to avoid occasional problems, others, much moresevere, can emerge, forthe parents, and above...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2012 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade de Brasília (UnB) |
| Repositorio: | Psicologia (Universidade de Brasília. Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/16993 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/revistaptp/article/view/16993 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Sumario: | The article points out some of the reasons that can leadcertain adoptive parents prefer not to reveal to the child that he isadopted. However, when the decision is to keep secrets or to useuntruths in order to avoid occasional problems, others, much moresevere, can emerge, forthe parents, and above all, forthe child himself.Three cases drawn from clinical files, allow us to describe somenegative consequences, both psychological and social, mainly resultingfrom the adoptive parents insecurity in accepting themselvesserenely as such towards the child taken into their home. |
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