The pratice of scarification performed by female teenagers: a psychoanalytical approach to the questions about feminity

The present paper discusses the practice of scarification performed by three female teenagers. This experience, and its issues, will be articulated to a psychoanalytic background. Thus, two aspects will be guiding: the relationship "mother and daughter" and the matters linked to the feminine sexuality. Furthermore, articulations of the practice of scarification will be made with the psychoanalytic concept of "death drive".

Keywords:
sexuality; femininity; scarification; adolescence; drive