Winnicott Goes to the Movies
The False Self in Ordinary People
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9233792 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenneth M Newman (180 North Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60601, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 787-807 |
| Publication date | 1996-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Psychoanalytic Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2828 • E-ISSN: 2167-4086 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21674086.1996.11927516 |
| PMID | 8933617 |
| OpenAlex | W2301528180 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
Winnicott's theories of development, while appearing metaphorical and impressionistic, actually offer a remarkably consistent explanation for pathological character formation as an outcome of environmental failure. He suggested that faulty mothering can lead to a chain of disturbing internal psychic events that necessitate a reorganization in the child. A major pathological resolution is the formation of a false self and false self bonds. Winnicott's recommendations for treating the crippling effects of the early traumata proceed logically from his concepts of developmental pathology. The film, Ordinary People, offers a way of understanding the tragedy and then the hope stemming from the application of Winnicott's concepts
Character (mathematics) · Epistemology · Pathological · Psychiatry · Psychic · Psychoanalysis · Tragedy (event) · Medicine · Philosophy · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2011 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |