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[The task of becoming a parent: problems and failures].

P Benvenuti, A Pazzagli, C Rogari

    Rivista Di Patologia Nervosa E Mentale
    |November 1, 1981
    PubMed
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    Parental reactions to a first son

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Psychiatry
    • Psychoanalysis

    Background:

    • Parental adjustment to childbirth, particularly the birth of a first son, involves complex psychological processes.
    • Manifestations like postpartum blues, couvade, paternal acting out, and neurotic depressions are observed in parents.
    • These reactions can be understood as masked depressive states during the transition to parenthood.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To analyze parental reactions during the postpartum period following the birth of a first son.
    • To explore the concept of 'parenthood work' as analogous to Freudian mourning work.
    • To identify different levels of parental involvement and their corresponding clinical manifestations.

    Main Methods:

    • Psychoanalytic framework, drawing analogies with Freudian mourning work.
    • Analysis of parental psychological processes, including the consideration of losses associated with becoming parents.
    • Examination of clinical manifestations such as psychosis and depressive states.

    Main Results:

    • Parental adjustment involves an internal process of mourning losses (e.g., loss of the 'son' role, pregnant partner's privileged status).
    • Incapacity to form a dual relationship manifests as psychosis, an escape from the work of parenthood.
    • Difficulties in this 'parenthood work' present as depressive manifestations, indicating obstacles in psychological elaboration.

    Conclusions:

    • The transition to parenthood requires significant psychological work, akin to mourning.
    • Psychosis and depressive states represent different forms of parental maladjustment to this transition.
    • Understanding these reactions is crucial for addressing obstacles in the elaboration of parenthood.

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