Person Who Is Me - Contemporary Perspectives on the True and False

The starting point for this book is the Winnicott paper 'Ego distortion in terms of True and False Self' which is reprinted here. The contributors include: Frances Tustin on autism; Ken Wright on personal selfhood; Nina Coltart with insights from philosophy and Buddhism; and Katherine Cameron on Winnicott and Lacan.

Sommario

Introduction -- Ego distortion in terms of True and False Self -- Hunt the slipper -- Winnicott and Lacan: selfhood versus subjecthood -- The emergence of a sense of Self, or, The development of “I-ness” -- Looking after the Self -- The Self: what is it?

Info autore

Richards, Val

Riassunto

This book focuses on one of D. W. Winnicott's most enduring and resonant formulations, the True and False Self. It is a salutary reminder of Winnicott's capacity as the acclaimed advocate of maternal "holding"—also for sharpness and for the sudden piercing stab of recognition.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Val Richards, Val Wilce Richards, Richards Val Wilce G, Squiggle Foundation
• Con la collaborazione di: Val Richards (Editore), Gillian Wilce (Editore)
• Editore: Karnac Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.01.1996
• EAN: 9781855751309
• ISBN: 978-1-85575-130-9
• Pagine: 116
• Serie: Winnicott Studies Monograph Se; The Winnicott Studies Monograph Series; Winnicott Studies Monograph Se; Winnicott Studies Monograph
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia > Psicanalisi; Das Selbst, das Ich, Identität und Persönlichkeit, PSYCHOLOGY / Personality, Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Movements / Psychoanalysis