4. By regressing to the oral stage of development, mourners merge their identity with that of the person they lost, thereby symbolically regaining the person they lost. This statement defines the psychodynamic concept of:

Answer:Psychodynamic Model of depression

Explanation:The

a series of unconscious processes is set in motion when a loved one dies. Unable to accept the loss, mourners at first regress to the oral stage of development, the period of total dependency when infants cannot distinguish themselves from their parents. By regressing to this stage, the mourners merge their own identity with that of the person they have lost, and so symbolically regain the lost person. They direct all their feelings for the loved one, including sadness and anger, toward themselves.