MARGARET MAHLER: A Biography of the Psychoanalyst
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| Rating | : | 4.66 (585 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786433558 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 239 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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This volume details the life and work of Margaret Mahler focusing on her life's ambition--her psychoanalytical work. Her experiences with the Philadelphia Institute and her definitive research through the Masters Children's Clinic are also discussed.. Forced to flee Europe and rising anti-Semitism, Margaret and her husband, Paul, came to the United States in 1938. It was after this move that Mahler performed her most significant research and developed concepts such as the ground-breaking theory of separation-individuation, an idea which was given credence by Mahler's own relationship with her father. Margaret Mahler was from a young age intrigued by the theories of Sigmund Freud and Hungarian psychoanalysts such as Sandor Ferenzci, with whom she became acquainted while a student in Budapest
Margaret S. Mahler - Larger then Life Kathi Stringer To the outside world, Mahler was a gifted researcher and analyst who had authored many groundbreaking papers and books that revolutionized how we view child development. Her insight was heralded as the golden key to understanding child pathology. Many of us came to love Mahler through her innovative work and her words. And now, after decades of research, author Bond (who worked for Mahler) has given us a look of the woman behind the mask.As Bond's lens focuses on Mahler, we begin to see into the dark depths of t. "Delicious Insight" according to Tina B. Tessina. MARGARET MAHLER: A Biography of the Psychoanalyst It's absolutely delicious to experience a psychoanalyst's analysis of a world renowned pioneer in psychoanalysis. Dr. Bond explores the depths of the strong, yet troubled woman inside of the great Dr. Margaret Mahler. The book traces Mahler's history, from her childhood experiences of profound rejection by her mother, through her struggles as a woman to become recognized in the all-male world of psychoanalysis she encounters. As a counselor in private practice, I. Sam Vaknin said Mahler: The Eve of Child Psychology. This is the story of a child unloved by her mother, adored by her father, rejected by her peers, admired by her students, hated by her ostensible friends. A tough, no-nonsense European forced by the Nazi cataclysm into a tough and no-nonsense New World where she flourished and created one of the most insightful theoretical bodies of work in psychoanalysis. Never really a therapist, Mahler was at her best teaching and researching.On the surface, the book is merely a recounting of her times, life, and work. But, i
. She lives in New York. Alma Halbert Bond is also the author of 13 other books, both nonfiction and fiction
About the AuthorAlma Halbert Bond is also the author of 13 other books, both nonfiction and fiction. She lives in New York.