title: Maturational and experiential components of character formation.
abstract: This paper explores the concept of character from the point of view of its use both in everyday language and in psychoanalytic literature. It also examines, with clinical illustrations, some of the complex interactions of maturation and experience in the formation of character.
authors.affiliation: Anna Freud Centre, London.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: McLean
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001883:Borderline Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology; D002605:Character; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003674:Defense Mechanisms; D005619:Freudian Theory; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D010553:Personality Development; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy