Mahler’s Stages Flashcards

1
Q

Normal autism

A

Age: birth to one month
Tasks: fulfillment of basic need for survival and comfort

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2
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Symbiosis

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1 to 5 months

Awareness of external source for need

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3
Q

Differentiation

A

5 to 10 months

recognizes separation

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4
Q

Practicing

A

10 to 16 months increased independence and separateness of self

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5
Q

Rapprochement

A

16 to 24 months
Seems emotional refueling

Borderline pathology evolves from here

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6
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Consolidation

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24 to 26 months
Sense of separateness established; separation anxiety resolved

On the way to object constancy

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