The unspoken dialogue : an exploration of the role of ongoing self- and mutual regulation in the formation of psychic structure

Bibliography: leaves 78-88. === This dissertation uses theory derived from empirical infant research to illustrate the role of ongoing patterns of self- and mutual regulation in the formation of new expectations and organising principles - that is new psychic structure. Views on the nature of psychi...

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Main Author: Jaffe, Suzanne Emily
Other Authors: Swartz, Sally
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/11644
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Summary:Bibliography: leaves 78-88. === This dissertation uses theory derived from empirical infant research to illustrate the role of ongoing patterns of self- and mutual regulation in the formation of new expectations and organising principles - that is new psychic structure. Views on the nature of psychic structure and the process of structure formation, are considered from the perspectives of self psychology, intersubjectivity theory and the findings of infant research.