Haynes-Seman C
C. Henry Kempe National Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect, Denver 80220.
Child Abuse Negl. 1987;11(3):319-30. doi: 10.1016/0145-2134(87)90005-6.
The case of a toddler diagnosed as failure to thrive with an unusual history of "accidents" illustrates the circumstances which may account for the infant's intense attachment to a sadistic love object and lead to moral masochism in adulthood. The observed behaviors of the toddler in interaction with mother show the pathological consequences of the infant's openness to influences of the social environment. He becomes attuned to his mother's wishes and performs behaviors which successfully evoke her attention and reciprocity even if these behaviors are contradictory to his survival. The mother's own experiences with unempathic and hostile parents are reflected in her attitudes and behaviors to the child. Suffering and victimization evoke her interest although she lacks the capacity for an empathic response to pain. Berliner's work on the origin of moral masochism, as well as the work of Steele on generational repetition, suggest the processes through which the infant's attachment to a sadistic mother gives rise to masochistic tendencies which may be reenacted throughout life in an effort to reproduce the affective feelings associated with mother's love and affection.
一名幼儿被诊断为发育不良，且有着不同寻常的“意外”经历，这个案例说明了可能导致婴儿对施虐性爱的对象产生强烈依恋并在成年后导致道德受虐狂的种种情况。观察到的幼儿与母亲互动时的行为表明了婴儿易受社会环境影响所产生的病理后果。他顺应母亲的意愿，做出一些行为，即便这些行为与他的生存相悖，却能成功引起母亲的注意和回应。母亲自身在冷漠和充满敌意的父母身边的经历反映在她对孩子的态度和行为中。痛苦和受害经历引起了她的兴趣，尽管她缺乏对痛苦产生共情反应的能力。柏林纳关于道德受虐狂起源的研究，以及斯蒂尔关于代际重复的研究，揭示了婴儿对施虐母亲的依恋引发受虐倾向的过程，这些倾向可能会在一生中不断重演，试图重现与母亲的爱和情感相关的情感体验。
