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.

The growth of the child's mind is the story she tells. The wealth of detailed examples drawn from the systematic observation of babies and young children, from more everyday observation of children's behavior in family and social contexts and from a range of clinical interventions draws the reader into a vivid understanding of the...

Fuhrungskrafte in Spitzenpositionen der Wirtschaft und Wissenschaft beschreiben in Interviews ihren beruflichen Werdegang und ihre Motivation, die zur Karriere beigetragen hat. Diese personlichen Lebensgeschichten ermoglichen einen Einblick in die innere Realitat, in Konflikte, Motive und Strategien. In einer psychoanalytisch orientierten Analyse werden Zusammenhange zwischen der beruflichen Karriere und den bewussten und unbewussten inneren Konflikten hergestellt, um die innere Antriebsdynamik zu verdeutlichen. Das Design der Untersuchung, Frauen und Manner in vergleichbarer Position...

This book concerns the child's emotional and cognitive development during the period of latency. It constitutes a bridge between the first stormy years of a child's development and adolescence. The conflicts and libidinous wishes of early childhood are relegated to the background and become latent: in general, an emotional and physical stabilization occurs. The child is attempting to find its place in the world. Accordingly, its primary interest is no longer in itself or its parents, but in the outside world. This is particularly manifested in forms of play typical for this age range,...