Dreams of Deceased Children and Countertransference in the Group Psychotherapy of Bereaved Mothers: Clinical Illustration
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| Title: | Dreams of Deceased Children and Countertransference in the Group Psychotherapy of Bereaved Mothers: Clinical Illustration |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Begovac, Branka, Begovac, Ivan |
| Source: | Death Studies. 2012 36(8):723-741. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 19 |
| Publication Date: | 2012 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Descriptors: | Helplessness, Mothers, Psychotherapy, Group Therapy, Anxiety, Death, Sleep, Counseling Techniques, Counseling Effectiveness, Emotional Response, Psychological Patterns, Children, Coping, Interpersonal Relationship, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | Croatia |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07481187.2011.584014 |
| ISSN: | 0748-1187 |
| Abstract: | This article presents, in the form of a clinical illustration, a therapeutic group of bereaved mothers with special reference to their dreams about their deceased children. The article presents descriptions of the emotions of these mothers and countertransference feelings, a topic that, to our knowledge, has not been frequently studied. The group was small, analytically oriented, slow-open, comprised of women bereaved by the death of a child, and conducted by a female therapist. Over more than three years, the group included 20 members in total. This article describes a number of dreams recorded during a period when the group included seven members. Dreams helped the group members access their emotional pain, helplessness, yearning for a relationship with the deceased, guilt, and feelings of survival guilt. The transference-countertransference relationships were characterized by holding. Countertransference feelings of helplessness predominated. The therapist and the group as a whole contained various emotions, allowing the group members to return to the normal mourning processes from the parallel encouragement of group development and interpersonal relationships. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 38 |
| Entry Date: | 2012 |
| Accession Number: | EJ975002 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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