Abstract

R. DE SCHEJTMAN, Clara et al. Affective regulation, psychic vulnerability and symbolization in children and adolescents in situations of social risk. Anu. investig. [online]. 2015, vol.22, n.2, pp.331-340. ISSN 1851-1686.

In this paper we present relections and conceptual bridges produced by putting together results and experiences of two programs being conducted by the Faculty of Psychology, Buenos Aires University, initiated in 2001: an UBACyT research program that deals with affect regulation-dysregulation in infancy, based in the analysis of videotaped and microanalysed observations of mother - child play interactions; and an extension community program that is conducted in foster care institutions at Buenos Aires city by teachers and students, where children and adolescents in social risk situations are institutionalized by judicial intervention, separated from their families. We believe that the contribution of our research in affect regulation, self-regulation and dysregulation in infancy can be applied to the understanding of possible disruptive effects that discontinuity in the parental support can produce in psychic structure and in dificulties in the process of symbolization. The results of the research show the influence of adults like agents of transformation of disruptive affects in the child. We believe that this knowledge can contribute to the creation of early intervention resources for children in social risk

Keywords : Infancy; Affect regulation-dysregulation; Symbolization; Social risk.