The psychological birth of the human infant : symbiosis and individuation /
Mahler, Margaret S.
The psychological birth of the human infant : symbiosis and individuation / Margaret S. Mahler, Fred Pine, Anni Bergman. - 1st pbk. ed. / with new prefaces by Fred Pine and Anni Bergman. - New York, NY : Basic Books, c2000. - xxvi, 309 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-288) and indexes.
Separation-individuation in perspective. Overview -- Evolution and functioning of the research setting -- On human symbiosis and the subphases of the separation-individuation process. The forerunners of the separation-individuation process -- The first subphase: differentiation and the development of the body image -- The second subphase: practicing -- The third subphase: rapprochement -- The fourth subphase: consolidation of individuality and the beginnings of emotional object constancy -- Five children's subphase development. Bruce -- Donna -- Wendy -- Teddy -- Sam -- Summary and reflections. Variations within the subphases with special reference to differentiation -- The epigenesis of separation anxiety, basic mood, and primitive identity -- Reflections on core identity and self-boundary formation -- Some concluding remarks about the significance of the rapprochement crisis -- Appendices. The data analysis and its rationale: a case study in systematic clinical research. Appendix A. The available data -- Appendix B. A research rationale -- Appendix C. Some research strategies.
0465095542 (pbk.)
100962751 DNLM
Child psychology.
Child development.
Individuation (Philosophy)--Infant.
Infant psychology.
Symbiosis (Psychology)
Separation-individuation.
BF723.I6 / M33 2000
The psychological birth of the human infant : symbiosis and individuation / Margaret S. Mahler, Fred Pine, Anni Bergman. - 1st pbk. ed. / with new prefaces by Fred Pine and Anni Bergman. - New York, NY : Basic Books, c2000. - xxvi, 309 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-288) and indexes.
Separation-individuation in perspective. Overview -- Evolution and functioning of the research setting -- On human symbiosis and the subphases of the separation-individuation process. The forerunners of the separation-individuation process -- The first subphase: differentiation and the development of the body image -- The second subphase: practicing -- The third subphase: rapprochement -- The fourth subphase: consolidation of individuality and the beginnings of emotional object constancy -- Five children's subphase development. Bruce -- Donna -- Wendy -- Teddy -- Sam -- Summary and reflections. Variations within the subphases with special reference to differentiation -- The epigenesis of separation anxiety, basic mood, and primitive identity -- Reflections on core identity and self-boundary formation -- Some concluding remarks about the significance of the rapprochement crisis -- Appendices. The data analysis and its rationale: a case study in systematic clinical research. Appendix A. The available data -- Appendix B. A research rationale -- Appendix C. Some research strategies.
0465095542 (pbk.)
100962751 DNLM
Child psychology.
Child development.
Individuation (Philosophy)--Infant.
Infant psychology.
Symbiosis (Psychology)
Separation-individuation.
BF723.I6 / M33 2000