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A Nonlinear Lens on Berta Bornstein's "Frankie".

Robert M Galatzer-Levy

The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child

|July 16, 2015

Summary

This study re-examines Berta Bornstein's "Frankie" case, highlighting how a linear view of child development and analysis influenced interventions. Nonlinear dynamic systems and network theory offer new insights into the case

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Area of Science:

Psychoanalysis
Developmental Psychology
Systems Theory

Background:

Re-evaluation of Berta Bornstein's
Frankie
case study fifty years after publication.

Purpose of the Study:

Analyze the pervasive "knowing attitude" in Bornstein's work.
Explain interventions perceived as harsh or anti-analytic.
Critically examine the concept of linear development in child analysis.

Main Methods:

Application of nonlinear dynamic systems theory.
Utilizing network theory concepts.
Historical contextualization of the case study.

Main Results:

Identified a linear developmental model leading to "on track" interventions.
Contrasted "well-defined psychological maturity" with "ongoing freedom to explore."
Highlighted Bornstein's authoritative style as coercive to patient and reader.

Conclusions:

Bornstein's approach, rooted in a linear developmental view, is critically examined.
Nonlinear and network theories provide a framework for understanding problematic aspects of the case.
The historical context is crucial for understanding the appeal of Bornstein's authoritative style.

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