„Bury Me Behind The Baseboard” by Pavel Sanayev as an artistic illustration of The Munchausen syndrome by proxy Cover Image

„Pochowajcie Mnie Pod Podłogą” Pawła Sanajewa jako artystyczna ilustracja zastępczego zespołu Münchhausena
„Bury Me Behind The Baseboard” by Pavel Sanayev as an artistic illustration of The Munchausen syndrome by proxy

Author(s): Liliana Kalita
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Psychology, Studies of Literature, Russian Literature, Theory of Literature
Published by: Polskie Towarzystwo Rusycytyczne
Keywords: Münchhausen syndrom; Pavel Sanayev; Russian literature; psychology

Summary/Abstract: „Bury Me Behind The Baseboard” by Pavel Sanayev as an artistic illustration of The Munchausen syndrome by proxyThe paper presents the psychical disorder, from which suffers Nina Antonovna, a mother of an eight-year-old boy. Young Sasha Savelev is the main character and the narrator of Sanayev’s novel. Munchausen syndrome by proxy is a disorder in which a person deliberately causes injury or illness to his or her own child, usually to gain attention or someother benefit. The motivation is to assume the sick role by proxy. The article shows the mechanisms and causes of this disorder.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 131
  • Page Range: 34-44
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: Polish