title: [Identity and aging. A metapsychological point of view].
abstract: After having outlined the concept of identity which refers to the psyche and narcissism, the author analyses the normal and pathological defensive mechanisms of the people facing the afflictions of aging. These defensive mechanisms are aimed to the maintain of identity, its consolidation, but can also lead to its self-destruction.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de psychologie clinique et pathologique, Université René Descartes Paris V, Boulogne Billancourt. marionp.fac@infonie.fr
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Péruchon
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009289:Narcissism; D019455:Self Psychology