Attachment, Play, and Authenticity

Winnicott’s work on the developmental process is paired with interactions of child therapists and their patients to link theory and practice. More than 25 of his works are analyzed and presented with partial transcripts of actual sessions to demonstrate the value of his contributions to child and adult psychology and psychotherapy.

Steven Tuber is director of clinical training and program director of the doctoral program in clinical psychology at the City College of New York.

Preface Acknowledgments 1 Dialectical Meaning-Making in Infancy 2 A Good Object Must Be Found in Order to be Created 3 The True Self and False Compliance 4 We Are Essentially Isolates, with the Capacity to Be Alone 5 Using Objects and the Capacity to Hate 6 Integrating Theory with Therapy: The Case of Bob 7 The Meaning and Power of Play: How Does Learning to Play Enable Work and Indeed Life to Proceed? 8 The Mind, the Body, and the World of Transitional Phenomena 9 Hate in the Countertransference 10 The Antisocial Tendency 11 The Aims of Psychoanalytic Treatment 12 Winnicott as Therapist More than Theorist Bibliography Index About the Author