Adolescentes e idosos: uma leitura psicanalítica do encontro intergeracional no Oldnet

Abstract

The aim of this work is to discuss, based on psychoanalysis, the transformative possibilities of the intergenerational meeting occurred on the project Oldnet. The Oldnet is a project in which a teenager teaches IT to an elderly person. This work presents several processes witnessed between 80 pairs adolescent-aged, based on ten years of work. The method used was the observation and reporting of brief cases and their psychoanalytical reflection. We begin presenting important psychological aspects of the adolescence, of the old age and of the interfaces between these two generations. We dialogue with the thoughts of Freud, Ferenczi, Balint, Helene Deutsch, Anna Freud and Karl Abraham. The meetings of adolescent-aged in Oldnet will be discussed based on three main concepts: the Oedipal alliance between grandparents and grandchildren - and for that we will have the reflections of Abraham, Ferenczi and Ernest Jones; the "Phantasy of the reversal of generations" concept, by Ernest Jones, and finally the Winnicott's concept of "Use of an object." These three areas will guide our discussion of the brief cases. The work also brings back the meaning of community to the Oldnet project, showing how this initiative is a repairing social intervention to some aspects of our postmodern society