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On motherhood

E Furman1

  • 1Cleveland Center for Research in Child Development, USA.

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
|January 1, 1996
PubMed
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Mothers perceive child loss as an injury to their body ego, impacting their sense of self and bodily boundaries. This maternal experience influences offspring

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Maternal responses to child loss are complex, involving psychological and somatic dimensions.
  • The concept of the body ego is central to understanding self-perception and boundaries.
  • Early developmental processes shape an individual's body ego and sex-specific identity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore mothers' psychological experience of child loss through the lens of body ego theory.
  • To examine the role of flexible body boundaries in maternal investment and release of the child.
  • To understand how maternal body ego dynamics influence offspring's individuation and sex-role development.

Main Methods:

  • Psychoanalytic case studies and theoretical analysis of maternal responses to child loss.

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  • Exploration of the concept of the body ego and its relation to maternal identity.
  • Examination of developmental psychology principles concerning differentiation and individuation.

    • Main Results:

    • Mothers experience child loss as a violation of their body ego, incorporating the child as a bodily part.
    • Flexible body boundaries are crucial for maternal investment and the child's developmental separation.
    • Maternal body ego characteristics significantly affect offspring's body ego development and gender identity.
    • These dynamics influence adult attitudes toward motherhood, often involving defensive strategies.

    Conclusions:

    • The mother's body ego and its boundaries are profoundly impacted by the experience of child loss.
    • This impact extends to the child's development of a distinct body ego and sex-specific identity.
    • Understanding these early maternal psychological processes is vital for theories of female psychology and motherhood.