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The psychological birth of the human infant : symbiosis and individuation

Title
The psychological birth of the human infant : symbiosis and individuation / Margaret S. Mahler, Fred Pine, Anni Bergman.
Author
Mahler, Margaret S.
Publication
New York, NY : Basic Books, c2000.

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Additional Authors
  • Pine, Fred, 1931-
  • Bergman, Anni, 1919-
Description
xxvi, 309 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Infant psychology
  • Symbiosis (Psychology)
  • Separation-individuation
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-288) and indexes.
Contents
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.
Call Number
JFE 01-4115
ISBN
  • 0465095542 (pbk.)
  • 0465066593 (cloth) (canceled/invalid)
OCLC
44903152
Author
Mahler, Margaret S.
Title
The psychological birth of the human infant : symbiosis and individuation / Margaret S. Mahler, Fred Pine, Anni Bergman.
Imprint
New York, NY : Basic Books, c2000.
Edition
1st pbk. ed. / with new prefaces by Fred Pine and Anni Bergman.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-288) and indexes.
Added Author
Pine, Fred, 1931-
Bergman, Anni, 1919-
LCCN
74077255
Research Call Number
JFE 01-4115
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