Ingham, Deirdre;
(2024)
What are the Perinatal Preoccupations of a Parental Couple Attending a Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT) Group for At-Risk Parents?
Doctoral thesis (D.Psych), UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
Background: This literature review is concerned with the expectant mother’s thoughts, feelings, fantasies and relationship with her the unborn infant. It is viewed through psychoanalytic theory (gleaned from clinical practice) and research relating to prenatal representations and its subsequent relationship with maternal-fetal attachment and reflective function. Aims: The central task is to bring together the knowledge from all these areas and present a cohesive body of information which can serve to inform professional practice, research and theory. Search Methods: The main database sourced was PsycINFO, which then led to searching additional databases such as PsychArticles. The following terms and their variations were searched for: prenatal representations; maternal representations in pregnancy; pregnancy; and psychoanalysis. These led to subheadings including domestic violence; childhood maltreatment; and hostile-helpless representations. Results: Both the clinical and research literature broadly presented the same perspective regarding the expectant mother’s thoughts, feelings, fantasies and developing relationship with her unborn infant. The general consensus is that they are influenced by her past relational experiences and her current circumstances. Such is the mutability of these representations that they can be influenced both positively and negatively. Discussion: Given the intensity of psychic reorganisation experienced by mothers during pregnancy, there is compelling evidence to suggest that this period warrants more attention both in research, theory and clinical practice. By providing targeted social and psychological interventions during this period later outcomes will be supported.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Qualification: | D.Psych |
| Title: | What are the Perinatal Preoccupations of a Parental Couple Attending a Mentalization Based Treatment (MBT) Group for At-Risk Parents? |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | Copyright © The Author 2023. Original content in this thesis is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Any third-party copyright material present remains the property of its respective owner(s) and is licensed under its existing terms. Access may initially be restricted at the author’s request. |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Clinical, Edu and Hlth Psychology UCL |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10187243 |
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