Psychodiagnosis of the Adolescent: Current Perspectives

  • Frank de Souza Oliveira Centro Universitário de Maringá - UniCesumar
  • Izabel Cristina de Morais Centro Universitário de Maringá - UniCesumar
  • Bruna Rafaele Milhorini Greinert Centro Universitário de Maringá - UniCesumar
  • Rute Grossi Milani Centro Universitário de Maringá - UniCesumar
Keywords: Adolescence, Psychological Assessment, Clinical Psychology, Psychoanalysis

Abstract

Adolescence is culturally known as a critical phase in life, characterized by physical, social and emotional changes. These complex transformations, proper to human development, make possible the passage through a period of psychological instability. |Many adolescents require professional help during this phase. Current research characterizes the psychodiagnosis process with adolescents within the psychoanalytic paradigm. A survey was conducted on registers in electronic and library data bases on the development and evolution of theories and psychoanalytic techniques on psychodiagnosis and the clinical attendance to adolescents. The analysis of the articles revealed that adolescents are a population that may benefit from psychodiagnosis since it is possible, through a well-established holding, within a welcoming milieu, to decrease mental suffering and improve life quality.

Author Biographies

Frank de Souza Oliveira, Centro Universitário de Maringá - UniCesumar
Psicólogo pela Unicesumar
Izabel Cristina de Morais, Centro Universitário de Maringá - UniCesumar
Psicóloga pela Unicesumar
Bruna Rafaele Milhorini Greinert, Centro Universitário de Maringá - UniCesumar
Acadêmica do curso de Psicologia do Centro Universitário Cesumar e pesquisadora PIBIC pelo CNPq.
Rute Grossi Milani, Centro Universitário de Maringá - UniCesumar
Psicóloga, doutora em Medicina (Saúde Mental) pela Universidade de São Paulo. Professora Titular do Centro de Universitário Cesumar; Docente dos cursos de Mestrado em Promoção da Saúde e Tecnologias Limpas pela Unicesumar
Published
2015-04-30