Thinking About Children

by Winnicott, D. W.

• ISBN13: 9780201327946
• ISBN10: 0201327945
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-09
• Publisher: Da Capo Lifelong Books

Author Biography

D. W. Winnicott (1896-1974), pediatrician and psychoanalyst, influenced several generations in the fields of child psychiatry, social work, and child development as well as psychoanalysis. He is known especially for his bold and brilliant imagination, and his unique, even poetic style.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Introduction	p. xix
Observation, Intuition, and Empathy	p. 1
Towards an Objective Study of Human Nature [1945]	p. 3
Yes, but How Do We Know It's True?"""" [1950]""""	p. 13
Early Infant Development	p. 19
Primary Introduction to External Reality: The Early Stages [1948]	p. 21
Environmental Needs; the Early Stages; Total Dependence and Essential Independence [1948]	p. 29
The Family	p. 37
The Bearing of Emotional Development on Feeding Problems [1967]	p. 39
Sleep Refusal in Children [1968]	p. 42
The Effect of Loss on the Young [1968]	p. 46
Out of the Mouths of Adolescents [1966]	p. 48
The Delinquent and Habitual Offender [early 1940s]	p. 51
A Clinical Approach to Family Problems: The Family [1959]	p. 54
Starting School	p. 57
Mental Hygiene of the Pre-School Child [1936]	p. 59
The Teacher, the Parent, and the Doctor [1936]	p. 77
Case Studies and Observations	p. 95
A Clinical Example of Symptomatology Following the Birth of a Sibling [ca. 1931]	p. 97
Notes on a Little Boy [1938]	p. 102
The Niffle [undated]	p. 104
Adoption	p. 111
Two Adopted Children [1953]	p. 113
Pitfalls in Adoption [1954]	p. 128
Adopted Children in Adolescence [1955]	p. 136
Psychosomatic Problems	p. 149
Contribution to a Discussion on Enuresis [1936]	p. 151
Papular Urticaria and the Dynamics of Skin Sensation [1934]	p. 169
Short Communication on Enuresis [1930]	p. 170
Child Psychiatry: The Body as Affected by Psychological Factors [ca. 1931]	p. 176
on Cardiac Neurosis in Children [1966]	p. 188
Autism and Schizophrenia	p. 189
Three Reviews of Books on Autism [1938, 1963, 1966]	p. 191
Autism [1966]	p. 197
The Aetiology of Infantile Schizophrenia in Terms of Adaptive Failure [1967]	p. 218
Professional Care of the Growing Child	p. 225
Training for Child Psychiatry: The Paediatric Department of Psychology [1961]	p. 227
Summary	p. 230
Notes on the Time Factor in Treatment [1961]	p. 231
The Association for Child Psychology and Psychiatry Observed as a Group Phenomenon [1967]	p. 235
A Link Between Paediatrics and Child Psychology: Clinical Observations [1968]	p. 255
Child Psychiatry, Social Work, and Alternative Care [1970]	p. 277
Glossary of Medical Terms	p. 283
Original Source of Each Chapter	p. 287
Bibliography	p. 291
Index	p. 329
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