INDEX

Presentation

Foreword

Introduction

Chapter 1

Biological basis, genetic set, neuro-functional habit

Chapter 2

The family, the social structure

Chapter 3

The biological meaning of acquisitions when measuring oneself with the environment

3.1 Foetal stage

3.2 Positive contact with life

3.3 Early verbal communication

3.4 Exploring the mother’s body

3.5 Conquering the object and the meaning of possession

3.6 Increase in imitation, communication and differentiation

3.7 Separation

3.8 Self assertion, omnipotence and self confidence

3.9 Origins of aggressiveness

3.10 Transitional object

3.11 Verbal language and symbolic activity

3.12 Accepting reality in its twofold aspect

3.13 Intelligence play with the adult

3.14 Principles of self-control and cleanness

3.15 Symbolic games and constructive games

3.16 Beginning of the socialization process

3.17 Prevalence of language in the relationship

3.18 The achievement of the triad

3.19 Beginning of representation

3.20 From age 3 to 6

3.21 Latency stage

3.22 Adolescence stage

Chapter 4

Relationship problems and related factors

4.1 Emotional dynamics

4.2 Parental roles

4.3 Developmental reference models

4.3.1 The family

4.3.2 Types of family models

4.3.3 School

4.4 Social change and generation gap

4.5 Personality orientation during childhood

4.6 Relations between models and child types

Chapter 5

Evaluation

5.1 Methods of cognitive approach

5.2 Historical and present-day data gathering

5.3 Observing free play, creative and imaginative activities

5.3.1 The observation room

5.3.2 Presentation of the observer and the room

5.3.3 The progress of observation

5.4 Other types of in-depth research

5.4.1 Talking

5.4.2 Drawing

5.4.3 Fairy tales and picture to interpret

5.4.4 Intelligence tests

5.5 Psychodynamics of the pathogenic process

Chapter 6

Infantile psychotherapy

6.1 Theoretical principles

6.2 Therapeutic setting

6.2.1 The workshop

6.2.2 The materials

6.2.3 The tools

6.3 The psychotherapist

6.4 Therapeutic aims

6.5 Particular aspects of therapy

6.5.1 Space-time dimension

6.5.2 Play

6.5.3 Symbolic play

6.5.4 Phantasmal production

6.5.5 Drawing

6.6 Running the therapy

6.6.1 Early stage of therapy

6.6.2 Unfolding

6.6.3 End of therapy

6.6.4 Therapeutic strategies

Chapter 7

Supporting the environment

7.1 Supporting the parental figures

7.1.1 Who should give support

7.1.2 Whom to support

7.1.3 When to support

7.1.4 How to support

7.1.5 Rules and limits of supporting

7.2 Cooperating with social reference figures

7.3 Integrating therapy and environment support

Chapter 8

Case histories

8.1 Massive development trouble with physical damage

8.2 Developmental psychotic disharmony

8.3 Alopecia in the perfectionist personality

8.4 Developmental psychotic disharmony

8.5 Separation anxiety evolving into atypical autism

Chapter 9

Conclusions

Appendix 1

Supervising therapy

Appendix 2

Training of infantile psychotherapists

Bibliography

Analytical index

Authors index