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Between dying and existing: from the failure of self eroticism inscription to the problems of the passage from girl to woman in anorexia.

Abstract:

The present article aims to comprehend the manifestation of anorexia in women. We will depart from the investigation of the connection between the failure of self eroticism inscription and the manifestation of anorexia. Then, we will verify the specificity of female psychic functioning that, beyond social esthetics demanding, contributes to the manifestation of anorexia in women and the problems from the passage from girl to woman that it reveals. Finally, we will intend to understand what makes the anorexics get to the point of giving themselves to death.

Keywords:
self eroticism; anorexia; girl; woman; giving oneself to death

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