The temporal character and meanings of trauma in Winnicott

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59539/1679-432X-v1n2-1175

Keywords:

Winnicott; trauma; dependence; temporality; unpredictability.

Abstract

The text approaches Winnicott’ s conception of the trauma. It presents, initially, the five types of trauma identified by the author, which correspond to the different stages of the maturation process. Next, it displays the general characterization of what is traumatic according to Winnicott: firstly, the fact that the trauma is always relative to the situation of dependence – from the most primitive – and, secondly, that it has a temporal meaning, the unpredictability.

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2006-08-15 — Updated on 2006-08-15

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