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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Mariotti, Paola.

Series:

The 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:

1 online resource (441 p.)

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

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:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of contributors; Acknowledgements; General Introduction; Part One Mothering in body and mind; 1 Primary maternal preoccupation; 2 Peaceful islands and dangerous jungles - pregnancy: opportunity or impediment. A psychoanalyst's view.; 3 Shame and maternal ambivalence; 4 The pregnant mother and the body image of the daughter; 5 On motherhood; Part Two Subfertility and reproductive technologies; 6 The 'Medea fantasy': an unconscious determinant of psychogenic sterility

7 The baby makers: conscious and unconscious psychological reactions to infertility and 'baby-making'-an in-depth single case study8 Infertility in the age of technology; Part Three When not all goes well; 9 Pregnancy, miscarriage and abortion: a psychoanalytic perspective; 10 Postpartum depression and symbiotic illusion; 11 Keeping envy in mind: the vicissitudes of envy in adolescent motherhood; 12 "What is genuine maternal love?" Clinical considerations and technique in psychoanalytic parent-infant psychotherapy

13 Infant-parent psychotherapy on behalf of a child in a critical nutritional state14 Bodies across generations and cycles of abuse; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-135-13715-3

1-283-60633-X

9786613918789

1-135-13716-1

0-203-07834-9

9780203078341

OCLC:

811506201