Tag: Object Relations Theory
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Sometimes a Step Backwards… Is All That We Need
Inspirational Quotes Some people care too much. I think it’s called love. Winnie the Pooh Love is taking a few steps backward maybe even more… to give way to the happiness of the person you love. Winnie the Pooh A Father’s Guide to Wisdom There is beautiful wisdom behind A.A. Milne’s Winnie the Pooh character.…
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Narcissus and the Absent Father: Towards an Ecological Understanding of Narcissism and Ego Development
Dr. Tom explores the idea of the absent father in the development of primary and secondary narcissism. He analyzes and amplifies the themes present in the original story Echo and Narcissus as a means to develop an ecological understanding of narcissism and its effects on healthy and unhealthy ego development.
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Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha & Psychoanalytic Perspectives of Childhood Development
Sigmund Freud (1917/1966) developed a theory about autoerotic zones that affect the development of children until early adult life. While Freud’s stage theory ends with the emergence of young adult life, these stages coalesce into an adult personality that is ready to fulfill the primary life task of reproduction. Freud based the theory of autoeroticism…
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Depth Psychology, and Theoretical Approaches to Childhood Development: Siddhartha, Evolutionary Theory, & Psychological Attachment
Dr. Thomas Maples of The Stockton Therapy Network explores depth psychological theories of childhood development.
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I LOVE U (Inquire, Listen, Observe, Volunteer, Empathize, and Understand): How to Teach Children to Overcome Family Splitting, Triangulation, Learn, & Employ Emotional Regulation & Interpersonal Effectiveness Skills Post Divorce
I LOVE U – Inquire, Listen, Observe, Volunteer, Empathize, and Understand is one approach to engage your children to understand and overcome the effects divorce and child custody reaction can have on their psychological development.