Abstract

SANTEIRO, Tales Vilela; MENEZES, Vanessa Assis  and  BRAVIN, André Amaral. Family and Drug Addiction Illustrated in Cinema (2005-2014): A Psychodynamic Approach. Pensando fam. [online]. 2016, vol.20, n.1, pp.126-141. ISSN 1679-494X.

In order to characterize drug addiction (DA) in family context illustrated in movies, this paper aimed to analyze blockbuster fictional movies from 2005 to 2014. These were systematically selected from specialized websites, crisscrossing keywords like: DA, drugs and family. The sample was 27 movies, foreign mainly, explored in three steps: movie analysis according to literature topics concerning family and drug addiction, data tab and qualitative-quantitative data analysis. The analyzed movies focused on vital experiences in the drug addicted characters, highlighting inner, labor and family conflicts. Family psychodynamics was considered to be ambivalent, drastically varying positive (mutual respect, support) and negative (abusive, victimization) characteristics, in many (52%) movies.

Keywords : drug addiction; fictional movies; familiar psychodynamic; psychoanalysis.

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