Freudian Defense Mechanism

[Stonecipher]

Regarding introjection,  from Ronald Comer's Abnormal Psychology 4e:         According to Freud and Abraham, a series of unconscious processes is set in     motion when a loved one dies.  Unable to acept the loss, mourners at first regress     to the oral stage of development, the period of total dependency, when infants cannot     distinguish themselves from their parents.  By regressing to this stage, the mourners     merge their own identity with that of the person they have lost, and so symbolically     regain the lost person.  In this process, called introjection, they direct all their feelings     for the loved one, including sadness and anger, toward themselves.     Carol Stonecipher Garland County Community College Hot Springs, Arkansas   --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]