Relationship testing after the loss of a parent.
In this study of adults presenting with symptoms of pathological grief after the death of a parent, there was a frequent pattern of strain on a current love relationship. The attempt to master negative views of the self, precipitated by loss of the parent, through reenactment with the significant other was prominent. Psychotherapy offered an opportunity to rework the feared representation of the self.
D000328:Adult; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006117:Grief; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008149:Love; D008297:Male; D009769:Object Attachment; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010555:Personality Inventory; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief; D012649:Self Concept