TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mahler,Margaret S.
AU  - Pine,Fred
AU  - Bergman,Anni
TI  - The psychological birth of the human infant: symbiosis and individuation 
SN  - 0465095542 (pbk.)
AV  - BF723.I6 M33 2000
PY  - 2000///
CY  - New York, NY
PB  - Basic Books
KW  - Child psychology
KW  - Child development
KW  - Individuation (Philosophy)
KW  - Infant
KW  - Infant psychology
KW  - Symbiosis (Psychology)
KW  - Separation-individuation
N1  - 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
ER  -