To explain the relationship between loss and depression, Freud used the concept of _____, in which a person unconsciously interprets negative experiences as the loss of a loved one.

A) projection
B) object relations
C) symbolic loss
D) delusion

Symbolic Loss

Emotional responses to losses that represent more than the thing itself, such as the loss of youth or dreams, which can trigger grief or depression.

Object Relations

A theory in psychoanalysis focusing on relationships and the impact of early family interactions on personality development.

Freud

Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and the founder of psychoanalysis, a clinical method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.