Puberty is a time of tumultuous transition from childhood to adulthood activated by rapid physical changes, hormonal development and explosive activity of neurons. This book explores puberty through ...the parent-teenager relationship, as a "normal state of crisis", lasting several years and with the teenager oscillating between childlike tendencies and their desire to become an adult.
The more parents succeed in recognizing and experiencing these new challenges as an integral, ineluctable emotional transformative process, the more they can allow their children to become independent. In addition, parents who can also see this crisis as a chance for their own further development will be ultimately enriched by this painful process. They can face up to their own aging as they take leave of youth with its myriad possibilities, accepting and working through a newfound rivalry with their sexually mature children, thus experiencing a process of maturity, which in turn can set an example for their children.
This book is based on rich clinical observations from international settings, unique within the field, and there is an emphasis placed by the author on the role of the body in self-awareness, identity crises and gender construction. It will be of great interest to psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, parents and carers, as well as all those interacting with adolescents in self, family and society.
'This book provides a powerfully argued and beautifully constructed account of the early development of the child in the family context from a psychoanalytic perspective. It draws particularly on the ...theoretical trajectory from Freud to Klein and Bion. It is written in a clear, accessible and jargon-free style and it is evident that the author wishes to reach and interest a wide audience of parents and others involved in the upbringing of children in the broadest sense. The growth of the child's mind is the story she wants to tell. The wealth of detailed examples drawn from the systematic observation of babies and young children, from more everyday observation of children's behaviour in family and social contexts and from a range of clinical interventions draws the reader into a vivid understanding of the author's conceptual framework and provides many memorable vignettes of children's lives.
This paper describes the understanding of parent-infant therapy as a short therapy which tries to understand the unresolved inner conflicts of the parents which are projected into their infant. ...Infant Observation provides an important form of learning to understand the unconscious inner dynamics and conflicts in a family system and how the child reacts to the parents' projections. Special attention is paid to the reaction of the baby or the play of a young child in parent- infant psychotherapy sessions which may be considered as a catalyst in revealing aspects the parent-infant relationship (and/or unspoken elements in the parents' relationship which might distort their perception of their child.) The paper uses a case study illustrating work of the therapist and her use of the countertransference reactions in understanding the situation and enabling change.
The book describes puberty as a time of tumultous transition from childhood to adulthood. The book describes the physical development along with the typically adolescent „state of mind“. This ...constitutes for parents and teachers a difficult emotional task, although this development is also a quite „normal drama“.
Das Buch beschreibt den stürmischen Übergang von der Kindheit in das Erwachsenenalter, der durch den hormonellen Entwicklungsschub ausgelöst wird. Es geht um das Verstehen der adoleszenten Geisteshaltung „state of mind“, der für diese Zeit typisch ist. Das Selbständigwerden erfordert von den Eltern einen schwierigen Balanceakt: Sie müssen loslassen ohne sich vom Jugendlichen zu lösen.
The book describes the psychoanalytic perspective of development of theparent-infant relationship in the first three years of life.The importance of the earliest experiences of the child in the ...interaction with the parents shape sthe emerging personality of the child. The book follows the life of a child from birth to the third year.
The book describes, from a psychoanalytic perspective, the development of the parent-infant relationship in the first years of life. It follows the development of the child's relationship to his or ...her parents from birth until the end of the third year. The psychoanalytic understanding of earlier patterns of experience is expertly presented to the reader. For readers looking for an introduction to the many different psychoanayltical theories about the early years, this book offers a comprehensive guide to the most important directions. The author's experience as psychoanalyst, professor of education, and organising tutor of a university course for teachers, and as a mother and grandmother, all enrich her writing and contribute to the breadth of this remarkable book.
Puberty is a time of tumultuous transition from childhood to adulthood activated by rapid physical changes, hormonal development and explosive activity of neurons. This book explores puberty through ...the parent-teenager relationship, as a "normal state of crisis", lasting several years and with the teenager oscillating between childlike tendencies and their desire to become an adult. The more parents succeed in recognizing and experiencing these new challenges as an integral, ineluctable emotional transformative process, the more they can allow their children to become independent. In addition, parents who can also see this crisis as a chance for their own further development will be ultimately enriched by this painful process. They can face up to their own aging as they take leave of youth with its myriad possibilities, accepting and working through a newfound rivalry with their sexually mature children, thus experiencing a process of maturity, which in turn can set an example for their children. This book is based on rich clinical observations from international settings, unique within the field, and there is an emphasis placed by the author on the role of the body in self-awareness, identity crises and gender construction. It will be of great interest to psychoanalysts, psychotherapists, parents and carers, as well as all those interacting with adolescents in self, family and society.
This paper describes a case presented by a teacher studying on a Psychoanalytic Observation Course in Vienna. The author aims to show how an analytic understanding can be acquired through observing ...an infant and attending a related seminar as well as taking part in other observation-based seminars including Work Discussion in which the work of the teacher was presented. The author suggests that this analytic understanding enriches the teacher's primary task in the educational field. She distinguishes between therapeutic clinical work done by a psychotherapist and the educational task of the teacher. A single case history of a teacher's work with a seriously disturbed boy is used to explore how the experiences in the course may be used to enhance professional creativity in the primary task in direct work with a child or young person.
The book describes the psychoanalytic perspective of development of theparent-infant relationship in the first three years of life.The importance of the earliest experiences of the child in the ...interaction with the parents shape sthe emerging personality of the child. The book follows the life of a child from birth to the third year.
Das Buch beschreibt die psychoanalytische Perspektive der Entwicklung der Eltern-Kind Beziehung in den ersten drei Lebensjahren. Die Bedeutung der frühesten Erfahrungen des Kinder in der Interaktion mit den Eltern beeinflussen die Persönlichkeit des Kindes. Das Buch beschreibt die ersten Lebensjahre von der Geburt bis zum dritten Jahr.
Zusammenfassung
Die Bedeutung der begleitenden Arbeit mit Eltern bei einer Kindertherapie wird beschrieben. Die Eltern sind das zweite Patientensystem, mit dem ein Therapeut/eine Therapeutin eine ...stabile Kooperationsbeziehung etablieren muss, um die weitere Therapie des Kindes zu ermöglichen. Wir gehen von der Annahme aus, dass die innere Welt des Kindes mit Repräsentanzen erfüllt ist, die durch Introjektionen der äußeren und inneren Erlebniswelten gebildet werden. Das bedeutet, dass auch die Symptome und Probleme des Kindes in enger Verflochtenheit mit der inneren Welt der Mutter und des Vaters gedacht werden müssen. Es wird beschrieben, wie der Vater und die Mutter Zugang zu eigenen Möglichkeiten in sich fanden, ihr Kind in adäquate Weise zu fördern. Das wurde möglich, nachdem der Vater sich mit seinen ungelösten Konflikten („unresolved conflicts“ Fraiberg 2011) mit seinem Vater auseinandersetzen konnte, die er in seiner Beziehung zu Patrik wiederholte. Die Hypothese der emotionalen Verstrickung zwischen dem Vater und Patrik wird untersucht und der Prozess zu deren Auflösung wird beschrieben.
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