Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalysis--Social aspects, Families, Social psychology, Psychology, Pathological 

This collection brings together some of psychoanalyst D.W. Winnicott's most important work contributing to our understanding of the minds of children. The essays range in topic from 'The Concept of a Healthy Individual' and 'The Value of Depression' to 'Delinquancy as a sign of Hope'. All reveal Winnicott's vision of the ways in which the developing self interacts with the family and the larger society. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Editorial Reviews From Library Journal Among the best loved of modern psychoanalysts and perhaps most accessible of Britain's object relations school was Winnicott, a pediatrician turned psychoanalyst. The pieces in this collection (most previously unpublished and derived from talks to nonpsychiatrists) illustrate the scope of his concerns, the simplicity of his ideas about complex matters, and his inspired metaphorical linking of concepts. The essays range widelyfrom the healthy individual and family to a lovely piece on the "value of depression" and to some of his more basic concepts about the false self and the transitional object. The absence of jargon makes this work particularly inviting for laypersons. More informed readers may object to the lack of scholarly notes and to some of more "creative" intuitive leaps, but will soon be drawn in by Winnicott's many profound insights. Paul Hymowitz, Psychiatry Dept . , Cornell Medical Ctr. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. From the Back Cover This collection brings together many of Winnicott's most important pieces, including previously unpublished talks and several essays from books and journals now difficult to obtain. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.