Grief through the Lens of Psychoanalysis: Freud, Jung, Horney, Klein, Lacan, and Kübler-Ross
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Grief; Psychoanalysis; Freud; Jung; Kübler-Ross; Loss.Abstract
The article analyzes grief from the perspective of six key psychoanalytic and psychological theorists —Freud, Jung, Horney, Klein, Lacan, and Elisabeth Kübler-Ross— presenting a conceptual review of different understandings of loss and its subjective implications. It concludes that grief is a symbolic and emotional process of inner transformation essential to mental health.
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Jung, C. G. (1961/2011). Memórias, sonhos, reflexões. Vozes.
Horney, K. (1937). The neurotic personality of our time. W. W. Norton.
Klein, M. (1935/1996). Contribuições à psicogênese dos estados maníaco-depressivos. Imago.
Lacan, J. (1966/1998). Escritos. Zahar.
Kübler-Ross, E. (1969/2017). Sobre a morte e o morrer. Martins Fontes.
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