Mahler’s Stages Flashcards
1
Q
Normal autism
A
Age: birth to one month
Tasks: fulfillment of basic need for survival and comfort
2
Q
Symbiosis
A
1 to 5 months
Awareness of external source for need
3
Q
Differentiation
A
5 to 10 months
recognizes separation
4
Q
Practicing
A
10 to 16 months increased independence and separateness of self
5
Q
Rapprochement
A
16 to 24 months
Seems emotional refueling
Borderline pathology evolves from here
6
Q
Consolidation
A
24 to 26 months
Sense of separateness established; separation anxiety resolved
On the way to object constancy
