The Mind Object: Precocity and Pathology of Self-sufficiency

Precocity and Pathology of Self-sufficiency

Winnicott was the first to describe how very early in life an individual can, in response to environmental failure, turn away from the body and its needs and establish mental functioning as a thing in itself. Winnicott was the first to describe how very early in life an individual can, in response to environmental failure, turn away from the body and its needs and establish mental functioning as a thing in itself.