SPLITS IN THE SELF FOLLOWING IMMIGRATION
Το παρακάτω κείμενο περιλαμβάνει αποσπάσματα από το άρθρο "SPLITS IN THE SELF FOLLOWING IMMIGRATION" του περιοδικού Psychoanalytic Psychology Issue: Volume 24(2), April 2007, p 355–372, με πολύ ενδιαφέρουσες απόψεις όσον αφορά τη μετανάστευση. Lea Goldberg, 1970 Immigration, a task of radical changes under the best of circumstances, can precipitate a serious psychological crisis and, yet, also be a unique developmental opportunity for those who undertake such a venture (Meaders, 1997). In the last 30 years, a burgeoning psychoanalytic literature (e.g., Akhtar, 1995, 1999; Elovitz & Kahn, 1997; Garza-Guerrero, 1974; Grinberg & Grinberg, 1989; Mann, 2004; Volkan, 1999) has examined the impact of immigration on inner processes. This has included the pivotal role of mourning (Grinberg & Grinberg, 1999) for the many lost objects, be it people, culture (e.g., language, music, food, cultural norms, and behavior), and the loss of the “average expectable enviro...