KMID : 0385320210320010001
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Journal of Korean Psychoanalytic Society 2021 Volume.32 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.10
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Margaret Mahler and the Modern Implication of Separation-Individuation Theory
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Bahn Geon-Ho
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Abstract
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The separation-individuation theory of Margaret S. Mahler and her colleagues is a creative approach to understanding the emotional development of a baby. Recent neurobiological studies and infant research have necessitated modification of some of Mahler¡¯s work, but it still forms the basis for understanding the emotional development of infants. Conflicts can arise between the baby¡¯s natural temperament and the mother¡¯s parenting, which are later internalized into the child¡¯s intrapsychic conflicts. Through the child¡¯s interaction with the environment, these conflicts help form his or her individual personality and psychopathology. By reviewing Mahler¡¯s own childhood and family history, people can understand the origin of her important theory as well as ¡°the psychological birth of human infants.¡±
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KEYWORD
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Margaret Mahler, Separation, Individuation, Emotional development, Mentalization
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