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Between practice and theory: Melanie Klein, Anna Freud and the development of child analysis.
J Hist Behav Sci. 1996 Apr; 32(2):160-76.JH

Abstract

An examination of the early history of child analysis in the writings of Melanie Klein and Anna Freud reveals how two different and opposing approaches to child analysis arose at the same time. The two methods of child analysis are rooted in a differential emphasis on psychoanalytic theory and practice. The Kleinian method derives from the application of technique while the Anna Freudian method is driven by theory. Furthermore, by holding to the Freudian theory of child development Anna Freud was forced to limit the scope of child analysis, while Klein's application of Freudian practice has led to new discoveries about the development of the infant psyche.

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Donaldson G
Psychology Department, York University, Ontario, Canada.

MeSH

AustriaChildChild DevelopmentChild PsychiatryChild, PreschoolEnglandHistory, 19th CenturyHistory, 20th CenturyHumansPsychoanalysisPsychoanalytic Theory

Pub Type(s)

Biography
Comparative Study
Historical Article
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

8642183

Citation

Donaldson, G. "Between Practice and Theory: Melanie Klein, Anna Freud and the Development of Child Analysis." Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, vol. 32, no. 2, 1996, pp. 160-76.
Donaldson G. Between practice and theory: Melanie Klein, Anna Freud and the development of child analysis. J Hist Behav Sci. 1996;32(2):160-76.
Donaldson, G. (1996). Between practice and theory: Melanie Klein, Anna Freud and the development of child analysis. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 32(2), 160-76.
Donaldson G. Between Practice and Theory: Melanie Klein, Anna Freud and the Development of Child Analysis. J Hist Behav Sci. 1996;32(2):160-76. PubMed PMID: 8642183.
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