Winnicott''s Theory of the Maturational Processes

This book presents an in-depth, wide-ranging and rigorous investigation of Winnicott's central theory of maturational processes and its interrelation with psychic disorders. It provides the framework from which different aspects of the study of human nature can be developed.

List of contents

Preface to the English Edition -- Preface to the Second Edition -- Preface to the Third Edition -- Introduction -- Winnicott and the debate with related areas -- Basic concepts of the theory of maturational processes -- The primitive stages: absolute dependence -- The stages of relative dependence and independence -- Final Considerations

About the author

Elsa Oliveira Dias, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, psychoanalyst, and co-founder of the Brazilian Society of Winnicottian Psychoanalysis. She is also deputy chairperson of the International Winnicottian Association (IWA), and author of a number of books in Portuguese.

Product details

• Authors: Elsa Oliveira Dias, Elsa Oliveira Dias
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.07.2019
• EAN: 9780367329655
• ISBN: 978-0-367-32965-5
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Psychoanalysis; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Psychology: general, reference works; Psychoanalysis, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child, Child & developmental psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Psychoanalytical theory (Freudian psychology), PSYCHOLOGY / Psychotherapy / Psychoanalysis, Child and Adolescent Studies