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[The psychoanalyst and the development of mental representations]
1Université Paris-Nord, UFR Santé-Médecine-Biologie humaine, Bobigny.
La Psychiatrie De L'Enfant
|January 1, 1990
Summary
This study analyzes cognitive theories on infant mental image development, highlighting amodal sensoriality and vitality affects as key to early interactivity and memory. It explores how babies develop a meta-theory of mind, questioning traditional psychoanalytic views.
Area of Science:
- Cognitive Psychology
- Developmental Psychology
- Psychoanalytic Theory
Context:
- Examines Daniel Stern's recent work on the origins of the intersubjective world for infants.
- Analyzes cognitive theories concerning the genesis of mental images in early development.
Purpose:
- To critically analyze cognitive theories on the formation of mental images in infants.
- To integrate concepts of amodal sensoriality and vitality affects into understanding infant interactivity and memory.
Summary:
- Amodal sensoriality and vitality affects are foundational to infant interactivity and memory formation.
- Infants develop a meta-theory of their partners' mental functioning.
- The study supports Daniel Stern's progression while emphasizing the necessity of 'fantasy interaction' in psychoanalytic theory.
Impact:
- Challenges traditional psychoanalytic theories on object genesis.
- Provides a cognitive framework for understanding the emergence of intersubjectivity in infants.
- Highlights the role of affect and sensory integration in early cognitive development.