On the ownership of thought: an approach to the origins of separation anxiety.
Separation anxiety is of major clinical significance, particularly in the management of personality disorder. Despite important advances, the origins of the phenomenon remain unclear. The hypothesis put forward here is that it is a manifestation of incomplete self-boundary formation. An elaboration of this idea, which has a Piagetian basis, provides an organizing framework for a therapeutic approach which is consistent with the empathic stance of the Kohutians and the recommendations of Winnicott.
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D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy; D001010:Anxiety, Separation / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D002657:Child Development; D004325:Dreams; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007207:Individuation; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010553:Personality Development; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000628:therapy; D011613:Psychotherapy; D013850:Thinking