Mães psicóticas e seus bebês: uma leitura winnicottiana

Winnicott's theory emphasizes the relationship of the mother to her baby at the beginning and supports that mental health is related to child's primitive emotional development. Based on Winnicott's texts, it is discussed the early mother-infant relationship with emphasis on the emotio...

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Main Authors: Sérgio Luiz Saboya Arruda, Elisângela Andrieto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro 2009-01-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Psicologia
Online Access:http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=229016554011
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Summary:Winnicott's theory emphasizes the relationship of the mother to her baby at the beginning and supports that mental health is related to child's primitive emotional development. Based on Winnicott's texts, it is discussed the early mother-infant relationship with emphasis on the emotional development of children whose mothers might have been affected by some psychotic disorder. Also the primary maternal preoccupation and the child¿s inherited tendency towards development are discussed.
ISSN:0100-8692
1809-5267