PARENTAL ALIENATION.THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS
PARENTAL ALIENATION.THEORETICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Summary/Abstract: A child’s ability to endure suffering is limited and the effects of a traumatic experience can only be overcome by understanding and studying every aspect of such experience, but most of the time even this is not enough to remove all the negative effects of trauma on the physical or mental development of the child. Traumatic events can originate in the attachment relationship with primary caregivers involved in raising and taking care of the child, a relationship that is often be characterized by neglect, emotional or physical abuse, abandonment, dysfunctional situations, divorce, drug or alcohol use, etc. In the present work we will try to present some theoretical aspects of a certain type of emotional trauma, namely parental alienation, and we want this work to have a significant impact on the research focused on investigating this type of trauma and its effects on children. We must not forget that parental alienation violates the child’s fundamental right to have a healthy family life, damages emotional relationships with the parent or other family members and constitutes a form of serious emotional abuse of the child.

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