Adolescent Self‐cutting: An Embodiment of the Unsaid |
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Authors: | Claudio Zamorano Constanza Rojas |
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Affiliation: | University of Chile, Santiago |
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Abstract: | This paper describes adolescent self‐cutting from a systemic–relational standpoint utilising two key concepts: embodied mind and the unsaid. Varella's notion of embodiment is introduced to understand the body as a field of meaning and the unsaid is conceptualised as what holds ‘said meaning’ and gives a sense of identity. These ideas are illustrated by reflections on a clinical vignette. |
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Keywords: | Embodied mind the unsaid adolescent self‐cutting therapy relationship |
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