Some questions concerning states of fragmentation: unintegration,under-integration,disintegration, and the nature of early integrations |
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Authors: | Anne Alvarez |
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Affiliation: | 1. LondonAnneAlvrz@aol.com |
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Abstract: | The paper attempts some clarifications and differentiations concerning (1) Bick's classic distinction between states of helpless unintegration and states of defensive disintegration; (2) the difference between a state and a phase, and Bick's apparent challenge to some aspects of object relations thinking. The paper then lists some types of early pre-depressive and pre-Oedipal integrations and integrators: these include, as well as various kinds of containment, the role of the interested, interesting, and occasionally reclaiming object. |
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Keywords: | Unintegration under-integration disintegration early integrators developmental delay psychotherapeutic technique |
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