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First published in 1993. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
List of contents
PREFACE Introduction by M. Masud R. Khan PART 1 I A Note on Normality and Anxiety 1931 II Fidgetiness 1931 PART 2 III Appetite and Emotional Disorder 1936 IV The Observation of Infants in a Set Situation 1941 V Child Department Consultations 1942 VI Ocular Psychoneuroses of Childhood 1944 VII Reparation in Respect of Mother’s Organized Defence against Depression 1948 VIII Anxiety Associated with Insecurity 1952 IX Symptom Tolerance in Paediatrics: a Case History 1953 X A Case Managed at Home 1955 PART 3 XI The Manic Defence 1935 XII Primitive Emotional Development 1945 XIII Paediatrics and Psychiatry 1948 XIV Birth Memories, Birth Trauma, and Anxiety 1949 XV Hate in the Countertransference 1947 XVI Aggression in Relation to Emotional Development 1950 XVII Psychoses and Child Care XVIII Transitional Objects and Transitional Phenomena XIX Mind and its Relation to the Psyche-Soma 1949 XX Withdrawal and Regression 1954 XXI The Depressive Position in Normal Emotional Development 1954 XXII Metapsychological and Clinical Aspects of Regression within the Psycho-Analytical Set-Up 1954 XXIII Clinical Varieties of Transference 1955 XXIV Primary Maternal Preoccupation 1956 XXV The Antisocial Tendency 1956 XXVI Paediatrics and Childhood Neurosis
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D. W. Winnicott, Introduction by M. Masud R. Khan
Summary
Originally published in 1958, this fascinating book stands as a compelling testament to the power of cross-fertilization in the fields of pediatrics and psychoanalysis, as each further informs, clarifies, and strengthens the other. Within these pages, D. W. Winnicott does in print what he did so well in life - teach. The book opens with an illuminating introduction by Masud Khan, which relates this collection of papers to Dr. Winnicott's later work. The original papers, then, are divided into three sections, with the first representing Dr. Winnicott's attitudes as a pediatrician prior to his training in psychoanalysis. Underlying these discussions is the suggestion that a deeper understanding of the emotional problems of child development is integral to an effective pediatric approach. In the second section, this concept is brought into sharper focus as the impact of psychoanalytic concepts on pediatrics is clearly demonstrated. Finally, the third section contains 15 papers, each of which offers insight into an essential dimension of clinical work, and all of which help to reveal the unique nature of Dr. Winnicott's contribution topsy choanalytic theory and practice. Rooted in the day-to-day clinical experience that was his life's blood, D. W. Winnicott's ideas continue to resonate across various fields, including psychoanalysis, psychology, social work, and education. Lively and thought-provoking, this classic book spans some 20 years of his innovative work, revealing the evolution - and revolution - of many of those ideas.
