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1
Q

What is the Autistic Phase?

Mahler

A

Newborn to 1 month

  • Infant focused on self*
  • Incapable of investing in others/unresponsive to external stimuli
2
Q

What is the Symbiotic Stage?

Mahler

A

1-5 Months

Infant breaks out of autistic shell

infant feels unity with mother and begins to understand the mother as a separate being

3
Q

What is the Differentiation Phase?

Mahler, Stage 1

A

6-9 Months

Attention shifts from inward focus to outward focus

Infant begins to separate from caregiver by crawling

4
Q

What is the Practicing Phase?

Mahler, Stage 2

A

9-14 months

Infant crawls and walks freely, explores actively and becomes distant from mother

5
Q

What is the Rapprochement Phase?

Mahler, Stage 3

A

14-24 months

Infant desires to be independent

Infant moves away from mother but returns regularly to make sure that she is still there

6
Q

What is the Object Constancy Phase?

Mahler, Stage 4

A

24 Months and On

Infant has capacity to recall mother despite absence

Child sees mother as separate individual from themselves