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From Fetus to Child: Observational and Psychoanalytical Study (The New Library of Psychoanalysis)
Alessandra Piontelli
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Paperback. The first study of its kind, From Fetus to Child shows how observational and psychoanalytic data can offer different but complementary insights in attempting to answer fundamental questions about human development. Series: The New Library of Psychoanalysis. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JMAL; JMC; MFKC3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 424.
The use of ultrasonic scans in pregnancy makes it possible to observe the fetus undisturbed in the womb. Dr Alessandra Piontelli has done what no one has done before: she observed eleven fetuses (three singletons and four sets of twins) in the womb using ultrasound scans, and then observed their development at home from birth up to the age of four years. She includes a description of the psychoanalytic psychotherapy of one of the research children, and the psychoanalysis of five other very young children whose behaviour in analysis suggested that they were deeply preoccupied with their experience in the ... Read more
The use of ultrasonic scans in pregnancy makes it possible to observe the fetus undisturbed in the womb. Dr Alessandra Piontelli has done what no one has done before: she observed eleven fetuses (three singletons and four sets of twins) in the womb using ultrasound scans, and then observed their development at home from birth up to the age of four years. She includes a description of the psychoanalytic psychotherapy of one of the research children, and the psychoanalysis of five other very young children whose behaviour in analysis suggested that they were deeply preoccupied with their experience in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Routledge
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Series
The New Library of Psychoanalysis
Condition
New
Weight
424g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415074377
SKU
V9780415074377
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Reviews for From Fetus to Child: Observational and Psychoanalytical Study (The New Library of Psychoanalysis)
I found this book exciting and instructive and would recommend it as excellent bedtime or holiday reading - I couldn't put it down. - Twins, Triplets and More Piontelli's book is gripping partly because it is about the mystery of our origins and partly because of the new-world-beheld wonder at observing the foetus in it natural environment. ... Read more