Theory and Practice in Child Psychoanalysis: An Introduction to the Work of Francoise Dolto

Sian Morgan Guy Hall Francoise Hivernel

ISBN 10: 1855755742 / ISBN 13: 9781855755741

Published by Routledge, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Theory and Practice in Child Psychoanalysis: An Introduction to the Work of Francoise Dolto
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1855755742
• ISBN 13: 9781855755741
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

During her lifetime Francoise Dolto revolutionized the psychoanalytic understanding of childhood. As an early pioneer, she emphasized that the child is to be recognized from birth as a person. As a gifted and innovative clinician, Dolto developed her ideas about the unconscious image of the body. An image that is unique to each individual and linked to both a person's history and narcissism, rather then their physicality. It is the symbolic incarnation of a person's desires. Dolto began her career as a member of the IPA, was admired by Winnicott, close to Lacan and influenced by Morgenstern. Her life witnessed an extraordinary evolution from the conservatism of her parents, through the second World War, to the turbulence of Paris in the 1950s and 60s. In the succeeding years, Dolto made a number of original contributions to the understanding of psychosis, neonatology, female sexuality, education, and religion. Although controversial, she was able to write both for the general public and for professional colleagues.

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Guy Hall, Francoise Hivernel, Sian Morgan