Donald Winnicott
Donald Woods Winnicott (7 April 1896–28 January 1971) was an English paediatrician and psychoanalyst who was especially influential in the field of object relations theory. He was a leading member of the British Independent Group (psychoanalysis) of the British Psychoanalytic Society, and a close associate of Marion Milner. He is best known for his ideas on the true self and false self, and the transitional object. He wrote several books, including Playing and Reality, and over 200 papers.
Read more about Donald Winnicott: Early Life and Education, Career, The Concept of Holding, The Anti-social Tendency, The Sense of Being, Playing and Reality, True Self and False Self, Criticism
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“I would rather be the child of a mother who has all the inner conflicts of the human being than be mothered by someone for whom all is easy and smooth, who knows all the answers, and is a stranger to doubt.”
—D.W. Winnicott (20th century)