Donald Winnicott (1896-1971) was an English paediatrician and psychoanalyst, especially influential in the field of object relations theory and developmental psychology. A leading member of the British Independent Group and twice President of the British Psychoanalytical Society, he is best known for his concepts of the transitional object, the true self and false self, and the good enough mother providing a holding environment for the developing infant. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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BirthplacePlymouth, Devon, England 1 Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionDeveloped the concepts of the transitional object, the good enough mother, the holding environment, and the true self and false self, extending object relations theory from the mother-infant bond into a general account of healthy and disturbed development. 1 Notable WorkPlaying and Reality (1971) 1 Connections
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Winnicott is best known for his ideas on the true self and false self, the "good enough" parent
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British psychologists Melanie Klein, Donald Winnicott, and Harry Guntrip extended object relations theory during the 1940s and 1950s.
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