« Often, without leaving the sphere of the word love, we find that a child needs to be directed firmly, that he needs to be treated as a child and not as an adult. »
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Donald W. Winnicott
Maturation process in children |
Donald W. Winnicott
Maturation process in children
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« For many children, the use of defences, especially that of a well-established fake "self", allows them to look promising, until the absence of a true "self" is revealed during a crisis. »
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Donald W. Winnicott
Maturation process in children |
Donald W. Winnicott
Maturation process in children
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« Madness is generally not a regression, which implies an element of trust; rather, it is a very elaborate arrangement of defences whose purpose is to prevent the recurrence of disintegration. »
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Donald W. Winnicott
Ordinary Conversations |
Donald W. Winnicott
Ordinary Conversations
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