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According to psychoanalytic theory, the quality of early object relations is of great importance in the construction of the psyche. The dominant psychoanalytic view is that childhood frustrations, emotional neglect and problems related to the separationindividuation process are effective in the development of eating disorders. Psychoanalytic theories have always stressed out the relationship between eating, dreaming and the psychic processes. From this point of view, the present article aimed to examine the effects of problematic early object relations on eating disorders. Based upon the theories of Winnicott and Bion, the main focus of this study was to investigate night eating syndrome accompanied by sleep problems. In this context, the psychic processes of an obese female client with night eating syndrome were examined through two projective tests. After the psychoanalytically informed clinical interviews, the Rorschach and Thematic Perception Test were applied, respectively. Information obtained through semi-structured clinical interviews and application of projective tests were evaluated by adhering to the content analysis method of the French School. In addition, the relationship between the client's psychic processes and the inability to dream was interpreted on the basis of psychoanalytic theory. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

According to the Psychoanalytic Theory, separation-individuation is an important developmental task in late adolescence. The act of leaving the parental home, as an integral part of this developmental period, has important impacts on the individuation process in late adolescence. The aim of this study was to obtain information about the relationship between depression and the separation-individuation process during late adolescence. Besides, the relationship between separation-individuation process and the discourses on leaving the parental home were also evaluated within the scope of current research. The study was carried out with a total of 34 volunteer participants, 17 women and 17 men, who were diagnosed with depression and aged between 19-25. After psychoanalytical interviews, Rorschach Test and Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) were applied. The applied materials were interpreted with content analysis peculiar to French School. Results of the content analyses revealed that late adolescents who were diagnosed with depression, had symbiotic relationships and experienced. difficulties while separating from the object. It was observed that narcissistic failure led to depressive affect and challenges in leaving the parental home. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]