In the Master's Thesis, we researched experiencing and regulation of fear in the family system and intergenerational transfer of this emotion. In the theoretical part, we presented the fundamental characteristics of fear, anxiety, and cell memory in the intergenerational transfer of emotions. We were focused on the emotional process itself, presented the difference between fear and anxiety, and did the placement of fear regulation.
In the empirical part, by means of case study, we gained a deeper insight into the factors and fear regulation within the intergenerational transfer of fear in the family system with four participants, who are brothers from the same family. We studied their primary family and marriages, as well as their parenting roles.
In the participants' primary family fear of losing life, property, reputation, dignity, etc. was subconsciously transferred from generation to generation in their family system. It was observed that the participants were and are still trying to process the patterns from the primary family. Those also marked, to a considerable extent, the relationships in their marital and parental roles. Low self-esteem, feelings of inferiority and inadequacy, as well as fear of losing loved ones is still strongly present even in later generations, which is also confirmed by neurobiology.
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