Young children and their parents : perspectives from psychoanalytic infant observation /

Diem-Wille, Gertraud,

Young children and their parents : perspectives from psychoanalytic infant observation / Gertraud Diem-Wille ; translated by Benjaamin Mcquade. - London : Karnac Books, (c)2014. - 1 online resource (xxiii, 343 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographies and index.

COVER; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; PREFACE; FOREWORD; FOREWORD TO THE SECOND EDITION; INTRODUCTION; CHAPTER ONE Understanding psychologicaldevelopment; CHAPTER TWO The first year of life; CHAPTER THREE The second year of life; CHAPTER FOUR The third year of life; CHAPTER FIVE Outlook and perspectives: mastering early childhood; REFERENCES; INDEX.

The book describes, from a psychoanalytic perspective, the development of the parent-infant relationship in the first years of life. It follows the development of the child's relationship to his or her parents from birth until the end of the third year. The psychoanalytic understanding of earlier patterns of experience is expertly presented to the reader. For readers looking for an introduction to the many different psychoanayltical theories about the early years, this book offers a comprehensive guide to the most important directions. Diem-Wille's experience as psychoanalyst, professor of educ.



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Infant psychology--Case studies.
Parent and child--Case studies.
Identity (Psychology)--Case studies.
Social psychology.
Infants.
Children.
Parent and child.
Child development.
Psychoanalytic interpretation.


Electronic Books.

BF719 / .Y686 2014