256 Pages
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Routledge
230 Pages
by
Routledge
256 Pages
by
Routledge
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The universal phantasy of having a twin originates in our earliest relational experiences. This book is about twins and twinning processes. The existence of an actual twin, alive or dead, may be experienced as an embodiment of the phantasy of having a twin, with developmental consequences. Twinning processes in twins lead to the creation of an internal twin relationship that is enduring. The twin... Read more
Foreword to the second edition , Preface to the second edition , The Summer Garden , Introduction Why study twins? , Twins and Twinning , Twinning: the creation of a phantasy twin , Twins in myths and legends , Cleaving together: developmental processes in twins , Mothers and twins: ‘a walking crowd’ , The Twin and the Transference , The twin in the transference: a developing understanding , From narcissistic twin bond to an individual sense of self , Enactment of the transference twin: individual development and regression , Enactment in transition and the fragmentation of the self , Psychoanalytic fallout: the threat of separateness , Enduring Issues , The psyche-soma , Intimate relations , Till death us do part
Biography
Vivienne Lewin
