RODRIGUES, A. C. F.; HUEB, M. F. D. O impacto emocional de se tornar irmão pela adoção: um estudo de caso coletivo [The emotional impact of becoming a sibling though adoption: a collective case study]. Contextos Clínic., vol.12, no.3. São Leopoldo, set./dez. 2019.
Available on: http://dx.doi.org/10.4013/ctc.2019.123.03
Blended family structures, constituted by consanguineous and adoptive parenting, are not rare and require attention from researchers in the field of Psychology. Coming from a collective case study in which three mothers and their consanguineous children, who were an only child, who became siblings through adoption, have participated. It was aimed to verify the emotional impact of adoption on the consanguineous children in these arrangements. It was made use of a semi-structured interview with the mothers and the Thematic Drawing-and-Story Procedure with the children, on the themes: “Draw what a child feels with the arrival of an already grown sibling” and “Draw your family”. The content analysis was sustained on the theoretical and methodological framework of psychoanalysis and the D-E (T) production units were understood through the material’s free inspection. It was observed the ambivalence of feelings and thoughts of the consanguineous siblings, like a notorious feeling of loss of attention and jealousy tied to the supply of affection, protection and partnership towards the siblings through adoption. It has stood out the importance of preparation and follow-up of the already existing children in the family pre and post adoption in order to observe the binding process between the siblings.