Joshua H.

Tuguinay
Advanced Theories of Personality

Later Views on Object Relations Theory

(Mahler’s Separation-Individuation Theory of Child Development)

Concept Map
refers to an Differentiation/
focused internal process of Hatching:
aimed to largely on the mental separation (5-9 months)
broaden the mother/child from the mother
scope of relationship
pre-existing Normal
theories autistic stage:
Separation (0-1 month)

Practicing:
Separation- Normal (9-14 months)
Margaret Stages of symbiotic stage:
Individuation
Mahler Development (1-5 months)
Theory

one of the Separation-

Individuation Rapprochement:
main Individuation stage:
(14-24 months)
contributor (5-24 months)
s to the
field of ‘ego stressed the importance of refers to a
psychology’ consistent attentiveness developing
especially from the mother self-concept
during a child's first three
years of life as vital to the
ultimate goal of raising Object
children who grow to be constancy:
successful, adaptable adults (24+ months)