The impact of failure in the symbiotic and separation-individuation phases of human development on marital interaction

Howard M Beardslee

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The impact of failure in the symbiotic and separation-individuation phases of human development on marital interaction

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Howard M Beardslee. The Impact of Failure In the Symbiotic and Separation-individuation Phases of Human Development On Marital Interaction. Andover Newton Theological School. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/278ec39f-cbbe-4504-a1b8-f0fd964036af?locale=en.

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H. M. Beardslee. The impact of failure in the symbiotic and separation-individuation phases of human development on marital interaction. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/278ec39f-cbbe-4504-a1b8-f0fd964036af?locale=en

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Howard M Beardslee. The Impact of Failure In the Symbiotic and Separation-Individuation Phases of Human Development On Marital Interaction. Andover Newton Theological School. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/278ec39f-cbbe-4504-a1b8-f0fd964036af?locale=en.

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Howard M Beardslee

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This paper discusses growth and development physically and psychically from birth to death. The primary focus is on symbiosis and separation-individuation. It is seen that successful attainment of a symbiotic relationship between mother and infant is essential if the next phase, separation-individuation is to take place in the infant's normal movement to autonomy. In working with two people, a man and woman, who have opted for a heterosexual relationship with each other, a principal area of conflict is in their inability to function autonomously. The developmental phases known as symbiosis and separation-individuation not having been satisfactorily achieved for either, the relationship has been an unsuccessful attempt to redress, or correct what went askew in the nursery. The author shows the therapeutic techniques employed to begin the reeducative process so that both may eventually be capable of making autonomous choices relatively free from the conflicts that now make such choices impossible. Consideration is given to the possibility of applying the psychotherapeutic approach to the church and the religious community.

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