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Moods and the conservative process.

C Bollas

    The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
    |January 1, 1984
    PubMed
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    Moods are ordinary psychic phenomena serving unconscious functions, akin to dreams with a distinct temporal structure. They represent preserved childhood self-states resulting from parental developmental arrests and unmet maturational needs.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Psychoanalytic Theory
    • Developmental Psychology

    Background:

    • Moods are recognized as common psychic phenomena with significant unconscious roles.
    • The structure of moods shares similarities with dreams, involving a unique temporal element and a temporary altered state of consciousness.

    Observation:

    • Individuals experiencing moods enter a distinct state, similar to sleep, where time perception is altered.
    • These mood states are temporary and individuals eventually emerge from them, much like waking from a dream.

    Findings:

    • Certain moods, especially those integral to personality, serve as expressions of 'conservative objects'.
    • Conservative objects are internal self-states preserved from childhood, often stemming from disruptions in the parent-child relationship.

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  • Entering a mood involves embodying a childhood self whose expression was previously denied due to parental issues or developmental arrests.

    • Implications:

    • Moods can signify critical moments of breakdown in the parent-child relationship during development.
    • Parental inability to meet a child's maturational needs can lead to the freezing of self-states.
    • Rejected childhood self-experiences, due to inadequate 'transformational objects' (parents), become conservative objects expressed through moods.