Author | Sigmund Freud |
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Original title | Trauer und Melancholie |
Language | German |
Subjects |
Mourning Melancholia |
Publication place | Germany |
Mourning and Melancholia ( German: Trauer und Melancholie) is a 1917 work of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. [1]
In this essay, Freud argues that mourning and melancholia are similar but different responses to loss. In mourning, a person deals with the grief of losing of a specific love object, and this process takes place in the conscious mind. In melancholia, a person grieves for a loss they are unable to fully comprehend or identify, and thus this process takes place in the unconscious mind. Mourning is considered a healthy and natural process of grieving a loss, while melancholia is considered pathological.
It has been argued by some writers that Freud's description of mourning in this work is not compatible with current models of mourning. [2] [3]
The book link is to Sigmund Freud's essay "Mourning and Melacholia" which has been extracted from the book.
Honoring the centennial of Sigmund Freud's seminal paper Mourning and Melancholia, New Models of Bereavement Theory and Treatment: New Mourning is a major contribution to our culture's changing view of bereavement and mourning, identifying flaws in old models and offering a new, valid and effective approach...
Author | Sigmund Freud |
---|---|
Original title | Trauer und Melancholie |
Language | German |
Subjects |
Mourning Melancholia |
Publication place | Germany |
Mourning and Melancholia ( German: Trauer und Melancholie) is a 1917 work of Sigmund Freud, the founder of psychoanalysis. [1]
In this essay, Freud argues that mourning and melancholia are similar but different responses to loss. In mourning, a person deals with the grief of losing of a specific love object, and this process takes place in the conscious mind. In melancholia, a person grieves for a loss they are unable to fully comprehend or identify, and thus this process takes place in the unconscious mind. Mourning is considered a healthy and natural process of grieving a loss, while melancholia is considered pathological.
It has been argued by some writers that Freud's description of mourning in this work is not compatible with current models of mourning. [2] [3]
The book link is to Sigmund Freud's essay "Mourning and Melacholia" which has been extracted from the book.
Honoring the centennial of Sigmund Freud's seminal paper Mourning and Melancholia, New Models of Bereavement Theory and Treatment: New Mourning is a major contribution to our culture's changing view of bereavement and mourning, identifying flaws in old models and offering a new, valid and effective approach...