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A skin for the imaginal.

The Journal of Analytical Psychology

|May 20, 2004

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This study explores infant psychological development, focusing on the emergence of internal space and psychic skin as crucial boundaries. These developments enable imaginal processes vital for psychological growth.

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Area of Science:

Developmental Psychology
Psychoanalytic Theory
Infant Mental Health

Background:

Understanding early psychological development is crucial for mental health.
The formation of internal boundaries is a key aspect of infant maturation.
Symbolization capacity underpins cognitive and emotional growth.

Purpose of the Study:

To examine the development of internal space in infancy.
To explore the evolution of psychological boundaries, particularly the 'psychic skin'.
To elucidate the emergence of symbolization and its role in psychological development.

Main Methods:

Utilizing infant observation data based on the Tavistock model.
Analyzing clinical material from adolescent psychoanalysis.

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Applying psychoanalytic and developmental psychology theoretical frameworks.

Main Results:

The 'psychic skin' serves as an early psychological boundary.
Development of this boundary is essential for functioning imaginal processes.
These processes are fundamental for psychological growth and development in infancy.

Conclusions:

The concept of the psychic skin offers insight into early boundary formation.
Successful development of psychological containers facilitates imaginal processes.
This developmental trajectory is critical for healthy psychological maturation.