The use of Winnicott’s concept of transitional objects in bereavement practice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20160089 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Clare Wakenshaw (Cancer Health Psychology, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, North Tyneside General Hospital, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 119-123 |
| Publication date | 2020-09-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bereavement Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0268-2621 • E-ISSN: 1944-8279 |
| Publisher | Cruse Bereavement Care (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02682621.2020.1828770 |
| OpenAlex | W3103180801 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 17 |
Working with young children, Donald Winnicott (1951 Winnicott, D. W. (1951). Transitional objects and transitional phenomena. Collected papers: Through paediatrics to psycho-analysis. Tavistock Publication. [Google Scholar]) identified transitional objects as items which were both created and discovered by an infant for comfort, and to support the developmental necessity of separating from their primary caregiver. In adulthood, the keeping and holding of a physical object, for example a piece of jewellery owned by a loved one who has died, is frequently seen as supportive for bereaved people but is rarely named or conceptualised as a transitional object. Taking an object relations perspective, the aim of this review will be to consider research and literature within bereavement theory and practice in order to suggest how transitional objects can be conceptualised in grief work across all life stages. Examples from research and the authors own therapeutic practice will be shared in order to suggest ways in which the use of transitional objects can support therapeutic practice with bereaved people
Clinical Practice · Developmental psychology · Epistemology · Grief · Object relations theory · Psychoanalysis · Psychoanalytic theory · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Computer Science · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Nursing · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1,67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2026 (4) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |