Bereavement and mourning are arguably one of the research interests of psychologists, psychoanalysts, and psychiatrists since Freud’s publication of Mourning and Melancholia. This paper is a qualitative case study that sought to examine the mourning experience of the participant from childhood until his adolescence. For theoretical foundation, the four tasks of mourning primarily developed by James Worden was utilized for the proper direction of the research inquiry; namely: a.) accepting the reality of death; b.) experiencing the feeling of grief; c.) adjusting and creating new meanings in the post-loss world; and d.) reconfiguring the bond with the lost person. The paper finds that the participant’s cognitive attitude, emotional experiences, and personal observations of the environment enable him to overcome actively (in an overlapping manner) the three tasks of mourning. However, the failure to find an enduring connection with his deceased parents is not a result of strong attachment but with the absence of personal belief about the meta-existence of God.

自弗洛伊德出版《哀悼与忧郁症》以来，丧亲和哀悼可以说是心理学家、精神分析学家和精神病学家的研究兴趣之一。本文是一项定性案例研究，旨在研究参与者从童年到青春期的哀悼经历。作为理论基础，詹姆斯·沃登（James Worden）最初提出的哀悼四项任务被用来为研究探究提供正确的方向；即： a.) 接受死亡的现实； b.) 经历悲伤的感觉； c.) 在失去后的世界中调整并创造新的意义； d.) 重新构建与失踪人员的联系。论文发现，参与者的认知态度、情感体验和个人对环境的观察使他能够主动（以重叠的方式）克服哀悼的三项任务。然而，未能与已故父母建立持久的联系并不是因为强烈的依恋，而是因为个人对上帝的元存在缺乏信仰。