Abstract

NEVES, Nilda; ALVAREZ, Liliana H  and  MALDAVSKY, David. Research on couples, families and groups: Operationalization of the concepts of negative pact and narcissistic contract. Subj. procesos cogn. [online]. 2014, vol.18, n.1, pp.237-244. ISSN 1852-7310.

The paper begins by defining the concepts of negative pact and narcissistic contract, considered central in the study of relational processes. Then, the paper proposes the operationalization of these concepts thanks to the articulation with the concept of defense (and its state). The paper adds that in psychoanalytic studies of the relational processes there is another important concept, which is drive (and desire). Then the paper proposes a set of instruments to study these concepts in relational expressions and describes some examples of prototypical situations in relationships, in which it is possible to detect different combinations of desires and defenses (and their status).

Keywords : Narcissistic contract; Negative pact; Defense; Operationalization.

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