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Revista Brasileira de Psicanálise

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OLIVEIRA, Marina Trench de. Hairs: from the ethology to the imaginary. Rev. bras. psicanál [online]. 2007, vol.41, n.3, pp.135-151. ISSN 0486-641X.

The attendance of a child who had great attraction for hair led the author to do an investigation about such theme. It was gathered an amount of information about the hair’s function regarding the anatomical, biological and ethological aspects. It concluded that, having a phylogenic and ontological protecting role, the hair establishes a pre-conception of an object which contain us and keep us safe. The fact of the hair being a defense agent against several types of grief finds expression among several peoples’ costumes, in their remained myths and tales, in which the hair is pointed out. It also suggests breaking up grieves; manipulation as defense against persecutory sorrows; alopecy as expression of fear of losing an object of love and even as expression of defense against a risk of turning into "not-being".

Keywords : Reflex of apprehension; Pre-conceptions; Myths; Sexual identity; Primitive grieves.

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