Surrogate mother-child relationships.
Many children are raised by a surrogate mother after loss of their biological mother. The process of developing a relationship between the child and surrogate is complicated by the image of the biological parent. Interactional difficulties, highlighted by separation and loss, must be worked through to establish a viable bond.
D000300:Adoption; D001010:Anxiety, Separation; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003717:Denial, Psychological; D004243:Divorce; D005260:Female; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006117:Grief; D006167:Guilt; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009155:Mutism / Q000209:etiology; D012043:Regression, Psychology; D012059:Rejection, Psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment