Abstract

MURGUIA-MIER, Sonia Patricia; UNIKEL-SANTONCINI, Claudia; BLUM-GRYNBERG, Bertha  and  TARACENA-RUIZ, Bertha Elvia. Anorexia nervosa: The body and commands from the social-superego. Rev.latinoam.cienc.soc.niñez juv [online]. 2015, vol.13, n.2, pp.923-935. ISSN 1692-715X.  https://doi.org/10.11600/1692715x.13226100614.

This analytical and qualitative paper presents the results of work carried out with five girls previously diagnosed with anorexia nervosa or unspecified eating disorders. The study used a clinical sociology methodology in six group sessions and two individual interviews with the goal of understanding the psychological factors that allow young women with anorexia nervosa to damage their body so severely that in extreme cases they can kill themselves. The study found that instead of focusing on the ideal and aesthetics of being skinny, the disorder is regulated by what the authors have named ‘commands’ from the super-ego. These are phrases that aren’t rational and lead to a lack of self-control. These commands act as an unstoppable regulator and allow the death instinct to take over.

Keywords : psychoanalysis; anorexia nervosa; super-ego; body image.

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