Élisabeth Fivaz-Depeursinge
Biographic Data
| ID | 4413321 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Élisabeth Fivaz-Depeursinge |
| GIVEN NAMES | Élisabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Fivaz-Depeursinge |
| SIGNATURE | FIVAZ-DEPEURSINGE É |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Lausanne |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 29 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Enhancing coparenting using video feedback
Framing the work
When working with families of infants and toddlers, intentionally looking beyond dyadic child‐parent relationship functioning to conceptualize the child's socioemotional adaptation within their broader family collective can enhance the likelihood that clinical gains will be supported and sustained. However, there has been little expert guidance regarding how best to frame infant‐family mental health therapeutic encounters for the adults responsib…
Nine‐month‐olds' triangular interactive strategies with their parents' couple in low‐coordination families
Observing infants in triadic situations has revealed their triangular competence; namely, their ability to interact with both parents by simultaneously sharing their attention and affects with them. Infants' triangular interaction is linked with the coparenting unit's degree of coordination; in high‐coordination (HC) families, parents act as a team in relation to the child, thus drawing clear and flexible boundaries with them; in low‐coordination…
A systems perspective on the integrative child psychiatry approach. Discussion of paper
In this discussion, after a few general comments, I will propose a systems reading of the intervention so elegantly described by Kaija Puura. I will draw parallels between the therapeutic and the family groups as framing‐developing systems and formalize the steps taken by the family toward healing under the influence of the therapist's team
Young infants' triangular communication with their parents in the context of maternal postpartum psychosis
With increasing data on the dynamics of normative couples as they transition to parenthood and become a triad, the need for greater understanding of the impact of parental psychopathology on this transition has become clear. The goal of the current article is to begin exploring this area that has received little attention to date, by describing case examples from a study of clinical families as they transitioned to parenthood. Four representative…
Infant's triangular communication in “two for one” versus “two against one” family triangles
Infants use their social competence very early to communicate not only in dyads but also in triads, in particular in the triangle they form with their mother and father. The development of this triangular communication is largely shaped by the ways the parents support or undermine each other in relation to their child. Whereas triangular communication is facilitated in “two for one” alliances, it is recruited in the service of regulating the pare…
The infant's relational worlds
The baby's place in the world
The Prenatal Lausanne Trilogue Play
The goal of this study is to present a new observational assessment tool, the prenatal Lausanne Trilogue Play situation (LTP). Expectant parents were asked to role play their first meeting with their baby using a doll, and the videotaped interaction was subsequently coded. Scores were correlated with measures of the couples' marital satisfaction as well as the postnatal family alliance 3 months after the baby's birth. Results showed that the pren…
Four‐month‐olds Make Triangular Bids to Father and Mother During Trilogue Play with Still‐face
A new observational procedure, Trilogue Play with Still‐face, revealed 4‐month‐olds’ capacities to address both their fathers and mothers, by rapidly shifting gaze and affect between them. Infants were observed in four interactive contexts: (1) ‘3‐together’ play with both parents; (2) ‘2 + 1’ play with one parent engaging and the other as third party; (3) the same, with one parent posing a still‐face; (4) ‘3‐together’ play. Infants were able to d…
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Serge Lebovici et la triade
Assessing the triadic alliance between fathers, mothers, and infants at play
A scheme for assessing the type of triadic alliance between fathers, mothers, and infants at play is presented and illustrated using developmental-systems concepts
The dynamics of interfaces
The interfaces between the intrapsychic, interactional, and intergenerational domains are a new frontier. As a pilot, we exposed ourselves to a complex but controllable situation as viewed by people whose main interest is in one of the three interfaces; we also fully integrated the subjects in the team, to learn about their subjective perspectives and to provide them with an enriching experience. We started with a brief “triadification” sequence …
Systemic analysis of father‐mother‐baby interactions
Taking on the study of triadic interactions necessitates a dual perspective—one focusing on the triad as a whole and the other on the organization of its parts. Our method associates the framework of systems theory with the ethological-microanalytical approach. We use it both as a clinical tool and to analyze thoroughly visible interactions in single cases, leading to the comparison of problematic and nonproblematic families in order to explore a…
Four‐month‐olds Make Triangular Bids to Father and Mother During Trilogue Play with Still‐face
A new observational procedure, Trilogue Play with Still‐face, revealed 4‐month‐olds’ capacities to address both their fathers and mothers, by rapidly shifting gaze and affect between them. Infants were observed in four interactive contexts: (1) ‘3‐together’ play with both parents; (2) ‘2 + 1’ play with one parent engaging and the other as third party; (3) the same, with one parent posing a still‐face; (4) ‘3‐together’ play. Infants were able to d…
The Prenatal Lausanne Trilogue Play
The goal of this study is to present a new observational assessment tool, the prenatal Lausanne Trilogue Play situation (LTP). Expectant parents were asked to role play their first meeting with their baby using a doll, and the videotaped interaction was subsequently coded. Scores were correlated with measures of the couples' marital satisfaction as well as the postnatal family alliance 3 months after the baby's birth. Results showed that the pren…
Infant's triangular communication in “two for one” versus “two against one” family triangles
Infants use their social competence very early to communicate not only in dyads but also in triads, in particular in the triangle they form with their mother and father. The development of this triangular communication is largely shaped by the ways the parents support or undermine each other in relation to their child. Whereas triangular communication is facilitated in “two for one” alliances, it is recruited in the service of regulating the pare…
Nine‐month‐olds' triangular interactive strategies with their parents' couple in low‐coordination families
Observing infants in triadic situations has revealed their triangular competence; namely, their ability to interact with both parents by simultaneously sharing their attention and affects with them. Infants' triangular interaction is linked with the coparenting unit's degree of coordination; in high‐coordination (HC) families, parents act as a team in relation to the child, thus drawing clear and flexible boundaries with them; in low‐coordination…
Systemic analysis of father‐mother‐baby interactions
Taking on the study of triadic interactions necessitates a dual perspective—one focusing on the triad as a whole and the other on the organization of its parts. Our method associates the framework of systems theory with the ethological-microanalytical approach. We use it both as a clinical tool and to analyze thoroughly visible interactions in single cases, leading to the comparison of problematic and nonproblematic families in order to explore a…
The dynamics of interfaces
The interfaces between the intrapsychic, interactional, and intergenerational domains are a new frontier. As a pilot, we exposed ourselves to a complex but controllable situation as viewed by people whose main interest is in one of the three interfaces; we also fully integrated the subjects in the team, to learn about their subjective perspectives and to provide them with an enriching experience. We started with a brief “triadification” sequence …
Assessing the triadic alliance between fathers, mothers, and infants at play
A scheme for assessing the type of triadic alliance between fathers, mothers, and infants at play is presented and illustrated using developmental-systems concepts
Serge Lebovici et la triade
Courrier des lecteurs
conditions gnrales d'utilisation du site ou, le cas chant, des conditions gnrales de la licence souscrite par votre tablissement
Four‐month‐olds Make Triangular Bids to Father and Mother During Trilogue Play with Still‐face
A new observational procedure, Trilogue Play with Still‐face, revealed 4‐month‐olds’ capacities to address both their fathers and mothers, by rapidly shifting gaze and affect between them. Infants were observed in four interactive contexts: (1) ‘3‐together’ play with both parents; (2) ‘2 + 1’ play with one parent engaging and the other as third party; (3) the same, with one parent posing a still‐face; (4) ‘3‐together’ play. Infants were able to d…
The Prenatal Lausanne Trilogue Play
The goal of this study is to present a new observational assessment tool, the prenatal Lausanne Trilogue Play situation (LTP). Expectant parents were asked to role play their first meeting with their baby using a doll, and the videotaped interaction was subsequently coded. Scores were correlated with measures of the couples' marital satisfaction as well as the postnatal family alliance 3 months after the baby's birth. Results showed that the pren…
The baby's place in the world
Infant's triangular communication in “two for one” versus “two against one” family triangles
Infants use their social competence very early to communicate not only in dyads but also in triads, in particular in the triangle they form with their mother and father. The development of this triangular communication is largely shaped by the ways the parents support or undermine each other in relation to their child. Whereas triangular communication is facilitated in “two for one” alliances, it is recruited in the service of regulating the pare…
The infant's relational worlds
Young infants' triangular communication with their parents in the context of maternal postpartum psychosis
With increasing data on the dynamics of normative couples as they transition to parenthood and become a triad, the need for greater understanding of the impact of parental psychopathology on this transition has become clear. The goal of the current article is to begin exploring this area that has received little attention to date, by describing case examples from a study of clinical families as they transitioned to parenthood. Four representative…
A systems perspective on the integrative child psychiatry approach. Discussion of paper
In this discussion, after a few general comments, I will propose a systems reading of the intervention so elegantly described by Kaija Puura. I will draw parallels between the therapeutic and the family groups as framing‐developing systems and formalize the steps taken by the family toward healing under the influence of the therapist's team
Nine‐month‐olds' triangular interactive strategies with their parents' couple in low‐coordination families
Observing infants in triadic situations has revealed their triangular competence; namely, their ability to interact with both parents by simultaneously sharing their attention and affects with them. Infants' triangular interaction is linked with the coparenting unit's degree of coordination; in high‐coordination (HC) families, parents act as a team in relation to the child, thus drawing clear and flexible boundaries with them; in low‐coordination…
Framing the work
When working with families of infants and toddlers, intentionally looking beyond dyadic child‐parent relationship functioning to conceptualize the child's socioemotional adaptation within their broader family collective can enhance the likelihood that clinical gains will be supported and sustained. However, there has been little expert guidance regarding how best to frame infant‐family mental health therapeutic encounters for the adults responsib…
Enhancing coparenting using video feedback
Psychology (11 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (9 works) · Developmental psychology (9 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (6 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Alliance (3 works) · Coparenting (3 works) · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum (3 works)