On Freud's "mourning And Melancholia" -

The melancholic suffers from intense self-criticism and guilt. Freud argues these insults are actually directed at the lost object but have been turned inward. 3. Key Mechanism: Identification

Freud defines mourning as a natural, conscious process of grieving. On Freud's "Mourning and Melancholia"

Mourning is complete when the person successfully detaches their energy from the lost object and redirects it toward new ones. 2. Melancholia: The Pathological Response On Freud's "Mourning and Melancholia"