Pragmatism or idealism: a systematic review and visual analysis of Winnicott's psychoanalytical treatment views.

ABSTRACT: Winnicott is an outstanding representative of the School of Object Relations, and his unique psychoanalytic treatment views have been greatly influential to the psychoanalytical community. Winnicott emphasizes the impact of facilitating environment and the key role of the maternal-child relationship in the early psychological growth of individuals. He puts forward the ideas of the development mechanism of the true self and the false self, which builds a bridge between the characteristics of adult psychopathology and the characteristics of early maternal-child relationships, providing a new perspective for research on individual self-development and psychoanalysis. Winnicott creatively introduces the concepts of the transitional object and the transitional phenomena into the theories of Obj

SUBMITTER: Xie Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10416238 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature