[Pathologic anxiety in the family]

This is an attempt to present some anxiety syndromes of infancy in their psycho-dynamic connections with the specific family situation. Particular anxiety conditions in the family are shown to cause psychic and psychosomatic consequences with children. A typical example of the network of intrapsychic and family causes of anxiety with separation anxiety, repressed aggression, and narcissistic conflict is the school phobia, which is dealt with in detail.