Peer-reviewed article
PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN IN A PSYCHOANALYSIS PERSPECTIVE
Dzurriah Aninda Syafa, Denisa Aurora Prameswary, Intan Maulidiyah Hakim, Evi Winingsih ·
Summary
Written by AI, not yet AICS's view · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001This paper examines the psychological impact of physical violence against children in family settings, particularly in cases involving parental divorce. Using psychoanalytic theory, the author describes how a child exposed to physical violence developed behavioral changes including emotional instability, anxiety, fear, and withdrawal. The study identifies defense mechanisms the child employed to cope with trauma, including repression, denial, compartmentalization, and sublimation. The analysis demonstrates that family violence has measurable effects on children's everyday behavior and emotional development.
Key points
- Physical violence in families following parental divorce resulted in observable behavioral changes in the child
- The child exhibited emotional instability, anxiety, fear, and withdrawal as responses to violence
- Four ego defense mechanisms were identified: repression, denial, compartmentalization, and sublimation
- Physical violence in the family impacts children's attitudes and behavior in daily life
- Free association technique was used as a problem-solving approach in the analysis
Limitations
This is a single case study with no comparison group, so findings cannot be generalized to other children or contexts. The document does not specify the child's age, severity or duration of violence, or outcomes of the intervention attempted.
Abstract
Every family has different conditions, where there are family members who unconsciously do what is not desirable from themselves to other family members. In this case, there is a family where both parents experience divorce, resulting in physical violence against children which is unpleasant behavior and contrary to children's rights in the family. this has an impact on the child's attitude in behaving in everyday life. This study aims to determine whether there is a relationship between the physical violence experienced by the child and her development. In the initial observation, the child showed changes in behavior of emotional instability, anxiety and feelings of fear. The child was also more silent and did not want to convey everything he felt. In conducting the analysis, the method used is descriptive qualitative method with data collection techniques in the form of observation conducted by observing the child's behavior. The result of this case analysis is the influence of physical violence in the family that has an impact on behavior. Through Sigmund Freud's approach, several forms of ego defense mechanisms are seen in children, namely repression, denial, compartmentalization and sublimation. the problem-solving technique used is the free association technique.