Abstract This article proposes a psychoanalytic reading of the Italian comic trio Aldo, Giovanni, and Giacomo through the structural model of the psyche developed by Sigmund Freud in his second topography (1923). The three characters are interpreted as archetypal representations of the psychic agencies of the Id, Superego, and Ego, offering a clinically informed and accessible framework for understanding intrapsychic conflict, defense mechanisms, and the reality principle. In

An in-depth, plain-language summary of new research on youth development, mental health, and personality functioning Read The Full Research: Adolescence and emerging adulthood are often described as periods of growth, exploration, and opportunity. For many young people, however, these years are also marked by emotional suffering, psychological distress, and difficulties finding their place in the world. A recent longitudinal study published in the Journal of Youth and Adolesc

Martina Erba, Psychologist Introduction to the theme of the month This month, our library opens up to complex and often avoided territory: the look at the perpetrator . Talking about human development also means questioning difficult trajectories, stories that are not read only through the lens of judgment or guilt. In this issue, we cross the line between developmental psychology, criminology, and clinical practice to ask ourselves what it means to work with those who have c

Article written in collaboration with @neurodivergent_coaching Introduction The case of David Reimer remains one of the most influential and controversial case studies in the history of psychology. It is frequently cited in discussions of gender identity development, research ethics, trauma psychology, and the nature versus nurture debate. David Reimer was born biologically male in 1965, but after a catastrophic medical accident in infancy, he was raised as a girl under the g