1. an
engram of a very specific
nature, being the
effort of the parent or
guardian to be kind to a child who is severely hurt.
(DTOT, p. 95)2. a sympathy
engram would go something like this: A small
boy, much victimized by his parents, is extremely
ill. His grandmother attends him and while he is delirious soothes him and tells him she will take
care of him, that she will stay
right there until he is well. This puts a high "
survival"
value on being sick. He does not feel safe around his parents; he wants his grandmother present (she is a
winning valence because she orders the parents around), and he now has an
engram.
(DMSMH, p. 107)3. the sympathy
engram is one which comes forward and stays
chronic as a
psychosomatic illness.
(DMSMH, p. 107)