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A relational psychoanalytic exploration of the intergenerational transmission of trauma from mothers to their adult children

This dissertation aims to investigate and describe the inter-generational transmission of trauma from mothers with a history of interpersonal trauma to their adult children, in the context of the relationship between mother and child. Through this the research aims to articulate the conscious and un...

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Main Author: Bradfield, Bruce Christopher
Other Authors: Gobodo-Madikizela, Pumla
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Department of Psychology 2014
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description This dissertation aims to investigate and describe the inter-generational transmission of trauma from mothers with a history of interpersonal trauma to their adult children, in the context of the relationship between mother and child. Through this the research aims to articulate the conscious and unconscious relational and intra-psychic processes by which trauma is transmitted from mothers to their adult children.
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spelling oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/10238 A relational psychoanalytic exploration of the intergenerational transmission of trauma from mothers to their adult children Bradfield, Bruce Christopher Gobodo-Madikizela, Pumla Psychology This dissertation aims to investigate and describe the inter-generational transmission of trauma from mothers with a history of interpersonal trauma to their adult children, in the context of the relationship between mother and child. Through this the research aims to articulate the conscious and unconscious relational and intra-psychic processes by which trauma is transmitted from mothers to their adult children. 2014-12-27T14:12:28Z 2014-12-27T14:12:28Z 2011 Doctoral Thesis Doctoral PhD http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10238 eng application/pdf Department of Psychology Faculty of Humanities University of Cape Town
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A relational psychoanalytic exploration of the intergenerational transmission of trauma from mothers to their adult children
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title A relational psychoanalytic exploration of the intergenerational transmission of trauma from mothers to their adult children
title_full A relational psychoanalytic exploration of the intergenerational transmission of trauma from mothers to their adult children
title_fullStr A relational psychoanalytic exploration of the intergenerational transmission of trauma from mothers to their adult children
title_full_unstemmed A relational psychoanalytic exploration of the intergenerational transmission of trauma from mothers to their adult children
title_short A relational psychoanalytic exploration of the intergenerational transmission of trauma from mothers to their adult children
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