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Blurred Edges: Some Difficulties and Paradoxes about Forming Boundaries
Author(s) -
Yariv Gail
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british journal of psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1752-0118
pISSN - 0265-9883
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0118.1989.tb01267.x
Subject(s) - psychology , process (computing) , boundary (topology) , identity (music) , object (grammar) , epistemology , cognitive science , cognitive psychology , psychoanalysis , aesthetics , artificial intelligence , computer science , philosophy , mathematical analysis , mathematics , operating system
SUMMARY. Establishing boundaries is a dynamic process and it involves the way the (m)other is met as different. When she is present for him physically and emotionally the infant can both discover his distinction without trauma and explore the object as exciting in itself and as stimulating new possibilities. This is a complex process that continues to resolve itself through creative engagement with life. I shall briefly survey some of the literature on establishing a body identity and on ‘ mechanisms’of interaction and consider the way in which they contribute to boundary experience.