A very special friend: The imaginary companion;Ein sehr spezieller Freund: Der imaginäre Gefährte

Praxis der Kinderpsychologie und Kinderpsychiatrie

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 689-702

  Seiffge Krenke, Inge ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EGO DEVELOPMENT; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; INFANT; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FANTASY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGINATION; INFANT; MALE; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY;

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DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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