The Early Years of Life - 9780367327743

Taylor & Francis

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 on the theoretical trajectory from Sigmund Freud to Melanie Klein and Wilfried Bion. > 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 on the theoretical trajectory from Sigmund Freud to Melanie Klein and Wilfried Bion. > Preface -- Preface to the English Edition -- Introduction -- The nature versus nurture controversy -- The emergence of the body-ego\u2014individuation through the experience of separation and closeness -- Emotional development in the first years -- Development of thinking and the capacity to symbolize -- The psychosexual development of a child -- Epilogue