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There is No Such Thing as an Abused Child ‐ But There is a Phantom Hybrid of the Mind
Author(s) -
Balbernie Robin
Publication year - 1994
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.1752-0118.1994.tb00699.x
Subject(s) - intrapersonal communication , psychology , set (abstract data type) , personality , psychoanalysis , term (time) , point (geometry) , social psychology , cognitive psychology , psychotherapist , interpersonal communication , physics , geometry , mathematics , quantum mechanics , computer science , programming language
Winnicott's false self concept provides the starting point for an intrapersonal model of the impact and long‐term effect of abuse. Abuse creates a false self personality system which carries a circumscribed set of behaviours and attitudes directed both at self and others. It is the opposite of the reciprocally enhancing relationship he named holding.