Читать книгу The Handy Psychology Answer Book - Lisa J. Cohen - Страница 172

Interviewer: Could you tell me five adjectives that describe your childhood relationship with your mother?

Subject: Hmm, that’s a little complicated. My mother was very warm and very loving but she could also be controlling. So we had a very close relationship but it was also conflictual at times, especially when I was a teenager.

Interviewer: Could you give me an example for each of those words?

Subject: I remember a lot of affection. I remember curling up with her on the couch in the evenings, watching TV. But I also remember getting in fights with her, more when I was older, when I wanted to go out with my friends. She would insist that I be home earlier than any of my friends had to. Hmm, maybe she was just being responsible, but at the time I thought she was unreasonable.