A relação entre a psicose e o amadurecimento pessoal na obra de Winnicott

Abstract

This work consists of a presentation of concepts relevant to the understanding of psychosis, with an emphasis on its etiology and general conceptions about its nature, in the work of Donald Woods Winnicott. Based on the understanding that the theory of personal maturation comprises the fundamental theoretical structure for understanding psychoses in Winnicott, a review of this theory will be carried out, based on texts by the author himself and commentators, in order to contemplate the aspects of maturation that are relevant to understanding how psychotic pathologies are established. Aspects of interruptions in the maturation process will also be analyzed, based on the understanding of the natural tendency towards integration inherent to the human species, in order to clarify how some of them can constitute unthinkable agonies for the baby, depending on the stage of development at which occur, with psychosis, in this sense, being a defensive organization in the face of a threat whose potential could prevent the baby from continuing to be. This work also aims to explore the nuances of the relationship between mother and baby, the auxiliary functions exercised by maternal availability that are fundamental for healthy maturation in the first years of life and how the provision of a facilitating environment makes it possible to overcome the primitive stages of maturation.