Abstract

VORCARO, Ângela Maria Resende  and  CORREA, Fernanda Marinho. A shiny object - initial steps of psychoanalytic clinic for babies with D. W. Winnicott. Estilos clin. [online]. 2014, vol.19, n.1, pp. 14-39. ISSN 1415-7128.

Departing from interrogations concerning the specificity of the psychoanalytical practice with infants, we resume the Winnicottian method known as "The observation of infants in a set situation" (Winnicott, 1941/1978a) in order to recover the theoretical and clinical range of this instrument. Through this instrument, Winnicott evaluates the psychic condition of the infant and locates his/hers behavioral pattern in a specific setting, which includes the doctor, the mother, the infant, and an object (a shiny spatula). We believe that the Winnicottian´s instrument, even though described in an article written in the 40's, is current and efficient in recognizing early signs of baby distress.

Keywords : infantile development; psychoanalytic practice with infants; playing with a spatula; Winnicott; child´s psychic health.

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