Infant observation in Britain: The Tavistock approach

International Journal of Psychoanalysis

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1103-1120

  Waddell, Margot ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binocular vision; C. Darwin; Container containment; E. Bick; Infant observation; M. Klein; Negative capability; Observational method; Oedipal constellation; Psychoanalytic attitude; Second skin; Tavistock Clinic; W. R. Bion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; EMOTIONALITY; EXPERIENCE; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFANCY; INFANT; LEARNING; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSERVATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PATHOLOGY; PROCESS MODEL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHOANALYTIC THEORY; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33747501798     PISSN: 00207578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1516/195b-8vw0-7287-jvr7     Document Type: Article

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