Separation-Individuation theory By Mahler Flashcards

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Stage 1 autistic phase

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DescriptionTakes place during first few weeks of life. Child is cut off, spends most of time sleeping

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Stage 2 symbiotic phase

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DescriptionThis lasts until around 6 months of age, the child considers themselves and the mother to be a single unit and has no sense of themselves as an individual

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Stage 3 seperation individuation stage

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DescriptionDuring this phase the child learns to be an individual. This phase is split up into the following sub phases; differentiation, practicing, rapprochement, object constancy

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