The mother and her child
Subtitle: clinical aspects of attachment, separation, and loss
By: edited by Salman Akhtar
Series: Margaret S. Mahler series; Margaret S. Mahler series
Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780765708328; 9780765708342
Subjects: Child Development; Mother-Child Relations; Psychology; Child Rearing; Personality Development
Description: "The Mother and Her Child: Clinical Aspects of Attachment, Separation, and Loss, edited by Salman Akhtar focuses upon the formation of an individual's self in the crucible of the early mother-child relationship. Akhtar brings together contributions from distinguished psychoanalysts and child observational researchers to explore the nuances of mothering and the child's tie to the mother"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Acknowledgments; title: Chapter 1: What Does a Mother Do?: An Overview; title: Salman Akhtar, M.D.; title: Chapter 2: A Secure Connection: The Tethering of Attachment and Good-enough Maternal Care; title: April E. Fallon, Ph.D., and Virginia M. Brabender, Ph.D.; title: Chapter 3: Secure Connections, the Extended Family System, and the Socio-Cultural Construction of Attachment Theory; title: Christine Kieffer, Ph.D.; title: Chapter 4: Attachment and Separation-Individuation: Two Ways of Looking at the Mother/Infant Relationship; title: Anni Bergman, Ph.D., Inga Blom,Ph.D., Daniela Polyak, B.A.; title: Chapter 5 Mother-Infant Attachment: The Demystification of an Enigma; title: Newell Fischer, M.D.; title: Chapter 6: Searching for a Lost Mother: A Parent-Child Treatment; title: Alexandra Harrison, M.D.; title: Chapter 7: The Use of Video in Infant Research and Clinical Practice: A Historical Perspective; title: Ann Smolen, Ph.D.; title: Chapter 8: Childhood Losses, Adult Memories; title: Anna Ornstein, M.D.; title: Chapter 9: When Mother Isn't There: Finding Alternate Pathways to Development.; title: Jennifer Bonovitz, Ph.D.; title: Chapter 10: Before Self and Object Constancy: A Concluding Commentary; title: M. Hossein Etezady, M.D.; title: References; title: Index; title: About the Editor and Contributors.