The maternal lineage : identification, desire, and transgenerational issues / edited by Paola Mariott.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mariotti, Paola.

Series:

New library of psychoanalysis

The new library of psychoanalysis

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motherhood--Psychological aspects.

Motherhood.

Pregnancy--Psychological aspects.

Pregnancy.

Mother and child--Psychological aspects.

Mother and child.

Physical Description:

pages ; cm.

Place of Publication:

Hove, East Sussex ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Summary:

"Why do women want to have children? How does one 'learn' to be a mother? Does having babies have anything to do with sex? At a time when mothers are bombarded by prescriptive and contradicting advice on how to behave with their children, The Maternal Lineage highlights various psychological aspects of the mothering experience. International contributors provide clinical examples of frequent and challenging situations that have received scarce attention in psychoanalysis, such as issues of neglect and psychical abuse. The transgenerational repetition from mother to daughter of distressing mothering patterns is evident throughout the book, and may seem inevitable, however clinical examples and theoretical research indicate that, when the support of partner and friends is not enough, the cycle can be brought to an end if the mother receives psychoanalytic-informed professional help. The Maternal Lineage is divided into four parts, covering: - A review of the literature focusing the mother-daughter relationship - Pregnancy and very early issues - Sub-fertility and its effects on a woman's psyche - The psychological aspects of major mothering problems: miscarriages, post-natal depression, adolescent motherhood This timely book will be of value to Psychoanalysts, Psychotherapists and Health professionals - Obstetricians, Psychiatrists, Midwives and Social workers"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part 1 Mothering in body and mind 45

1 Primary maternal preoccupation / D. W. Winnicott Winnicott, D. W. 59

2 Peaceful islands and dangerous jungles - pregnancy: opportunity or impediment. A psychoanalyst's view / Dana Birksted-Breen Birksted-Breen, Dana 67

3 Shame and maternal ambivalence / Rozsika Parker Parker, Rozsika 85

4 The pregnant mother and the body image of the daughter / Rosemary H. Balsam Balsam, Rosemary H. 113

5 On motherhood / Erna Furman Furman, Erna 139

Part 2 Subfertility and reproductive technologies 159

6 The 'Medea fantasy': an unconscious determinant of psychogenic sterility / Marianne Leuzinger-Bohleber Leuzinger-Bohleber, Marianne 169

7 The baby makers: conscious and unconscious psychological reactions to infertility and 'baby-making'-an in-depth single case study / Joan Raphael-Leff Raphael-Leff, Joan 205

8 Infertility in the age of technology / Sharon Zalusky Blum Blum, Sharon Zalusky 231

Part 3 When not all goes well 255

9 Pregnancy, miscarriage and abortion: a psychoanalytic perspective / Dinora Pines Pines, Dinora 267

10 Postpartum depression and symbiotic illusion / Hendrika Halberstadt-Freud Halberstadt-Freud, Hendrika 279

11 Keeping envy in mind: the vicissitudes of envy in adolescent motherhood / Alessandra Lemma Lemma, Alessandra 306

12 "What is genuine maternal love?" Clinical considerations and technique in psychoanalytic parent-infant psychotherapy / Tessa Baradon Baradon, Tessa 323

13 Infant-parent psychotherapy on behalf of a child in a critical nutritional state / Selma Fraiberg Fraiberg, Selma, Edna Adelson Adelson, Edna 352

14 Bodies across generations and cycles of abuse / Estela Welldon Welldon, Estela 381.

ISBN:

9780415681643

0415681642

9780415681650

0415681650

OCLC:

731925300