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The anticipation of the death of a substitute object and the accompanying mourning are defensive operations against the fear of loss of a more significant object. This variety of defense against loss may participate in the resolution of the oedipus complex during the phallic phase. This was demonstrated in a patient who during analysis had a premonitory dream of his father's death, which represented a defense against the fear of losing his mother.