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List of contents
Note regarding the use of gender-specific pronouns , Preface , Introduction and Acknowledgements , Permissions , The Oral Stage—The Stage of Intimacy , Beginnings , Narcissism: an immune system for the self , The ego: an emotional self-regulation agency , Object relations: the attachment system , The Anal Stage—A Time of Negotiation , The progress of narcissism in the anal stage , Consolidation of the ego , The dynamics of object relations in the anal stage , Healthy and pathological narcissistic processes , Summary , Epilogue
About the author
Dr Ronnie Solan trained as a clinical psychologist, psychotherapist and psychoanalyst in Switzerland and in Israel, where she became a training and supervising analyst (child and adult). She currently works in Tel Aviv with children, adults and couples. For many years she lectured at the Israel Psychoanalytic Society in Jerusalem and in the Postgraduate Psychotherapy Section, Faculty of Continuing Medical Education, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University. In Switzerland she had the privilege of studying under some of the foremost psychologists and psychoanalysts of our generation, including Jean Piaget at Geneva University, and Prof. Rene Spitz at the Swiss Society of Psychoanalysis, Geneva. 'The Enigma of Childhood' is her first book in English. The original version of the book (2007) has been widely acclaimed by the Hebrew-reading public.
Summary
In this book the author traces the way that early psychic development from birth up to three years is reflected throughout our lifespan, including adulthood, couplehood and parenthood. The inner child reverberating within us and thus present in our ongoing interactions with others, often colours and guides our current experiences.
