A shiny object - initial steps of psychoanalytic clinic for babies with D. W. Winnicott

Authors

  • Ângela Maria Resende Vorcaro Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Estudos Psicanalíticos
  • Fernanda Marinho Corrêa Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-1624.v19i1p14-39

Keywords:

infantile development, psychoanalytic practice with infants, playing with a spatula, Winnicott, child´s psychic health.

Abstract

Departing from interrogations concerning the specificity of the psychoanalytical practice with infants, we resume the Winnicottian method known as "The observation of infants in a set situation" (Winnicott, 1941/1978a) in order to recover the theoretical and clinical range of this instrument. Through this instrument, Winnicott evaluates the psychic condition of the infant and locates his/hers behavioral pattern in a specific setting, which includes the doctor, the mother, the infant, and an object (a shiny spatula). We believe that the Winnicottian´s instrument, even though described in an article written in the 40's, is current and efficient in recognizing early signs of baby distress.

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Published

2014-04-01

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Section

Dossie: The child´s mother and the other

How to Cite

Vorcaro, Ângela M. R., & Corrêa, F. M. (2014). A shiny object - initial steps of psychoanalytic clinic for babies with D. W. Winnicott. Clinical Styles. The Journal on the Vicissitudes of Childhood, 19(1), 14-39. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-1624.v19i1p14-39