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Concern: spurious or real

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    The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
    |April 1, 1995
    PubMed
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    Patients with severe deprivation exhibit excessive concern for objects, masking hostility and superiority. This defense mechanism involves overcompensation and a false maternal caretaking, requiring a balanced therapeutic approach.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Psychoanalytic Theory

    Background:

    • Explores characterological defenses in patients with severe deprivation.
    • Examines overcompensation as a response to experienced deprivation.

    Observation:

    • Patients display excessive concern for objects, masking hostility and superiority.
    • Clinical examples illustrate a combination of defenses in deprived patients.
    • Behavior mimics a concerned mother, representing an early 'take over' of the breast.

    Findings:

    • A partial achievement of the depressive position coexists with early 'take over' behaviors.
    • Patients present a facade of care while harboring underlying hostility and frustration.
    • Distinguishing between genuine and false expressions of concern is crucial.

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    Implications:

    • Suggests a 'two-handed' therapeutic approach is necessary for these patients.
    • Highlights the need for firm management of defensive behaviors alongside understanding underlying vulnerability.
    • Addresses technical challenges in treating patients with complex characterological defenses.