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The phenomenon of object-presenting and its implications for development.

V R Fonseca1

  • 1vlfonseca@jvr.org.br

The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
|January 22, 2000
PubMed
Summary

This study explores how psychotic children perceive external objects, linking Winnicott's theories to infant development. Maternal care techniques are crucial for managing a child's acceptance of object 'otherness' and preventing pathology.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Child Development

Background:

  • Children with psychosis often struggle to accept the independent existence of external objects.
  • Winnicott's concept of object-presenting is explored in relation to infant-object assimilation.
  • The study connects Winnicott's and Klein's theories on object relations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the prerequisites for infants' acceptance and use of external objects.
  • To examine how psychotic children avoid perceiving the 'not-me' or otherness.
  • To explore the role of maternal care in facilitating object acceptance.

Main Methods:

  • Clinical case studies of psychotic children.
  • Analysis of Winnicott's and Klein's psychoanalytic theories.

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  • Examination of maternal interaction techniques.

    • Main Results:

    • Children may have innate susceptibility to negative reactions to caretaker 'otherness'.
    • Environmental factors, especially maternal care style, influence pathology development.
    • Maternal techniques like rhythm, imitation, and gradual object presentation aid object assimilation.

    Conclusions:

    • Early maternal interactions significantly impact a child's ability to tolerate object 'otherness'.
    • Specific maternal techniques can be adapted for psychoanalytic work with disturbed children.
    • Understanding these dynamics is vital for normal development and therapeutic interventions.