Biomedical subjects

W Olesker

Publications and source records attributed to W Olesker.

6 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1999

Treatment of a boy with atypical ego development.

A multifaceted mode of therapeutic action is delineated as the complex neuropsychological and psychogenic factors in the development and functioning of an unusual four-year-old boy became elucidated. In addition to standard technique, the author developed a variety of psychoanalytically informed ways to facilitate his growth and ameliorate deviational aspects, especially his difficulties in appreciating and responding to the social-emotional world and establishing stable, integrated mental representations of self and other. The evolving treatment process is presented as well as attempts to coordinate and harmonize analytic and developmental goals.

Child↗

PubMed1998

Conflict and compromise in gender identity formation. A longitudinal study.

The aims of this paper are twofold. The first aim is to show the complexity of the determinants leading to gender identity formation via the longitudinal study of one female research subject over 33 years. Focus is on the origins, meanings and functions of masculine character traits accrued at each phase of development. The second aim is to show that character formation begins early in the second year of life and that early patterns have a certain continuity with adult character despite reorganizations of the oedipal phase and subsequent contributions from each phase of development. Discussion focuses on the complicated nature of female gender identity formation.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1998

Female genital anxieties: views from the nursery and the couch.

The author evaluates developmental and clinical data concerning female genital anxieties in an attempt to address the question of its clinical utility. An effort is made to clarify evidence for female genital anxiety as distinct from castration anxiety in females in the clinical situation and in development. This paper examines these concepts from the perspective of the author's detailed observational and clinical data, which are central to this report.

Adult↗

PubMed1990

Sex differences during the early separation-individuation process: implications for gender identity formation.

Observations made in a nursery setting of 22 infants 9 to 12 months old suggest that girls become aware of psychological separateness earlier than do boys. The nature of the infant's means of coping, the relation to mother and to play objects, and maternal handling differences are also reported. Implications for gender identity formation are discussed.

Adaptation, Psychological↗

PubMed1977

Physiognomic perception and empathy.

96 college students who were rated as high and low in terms of physiognomic perception were administered an empathy measure. Results supported the hypothesis that those individuals with higher physiognomic perception would show more empathy than those with a lower degree of physiognomic perception. Results were interpreted as adding evidence to the existence of physiognomic perception as a cognitive control principle.

Affect↗

PubMed1977

Physiognomic perception and flexibility of concept formation.

40 junior high school boys were rated as high or low physiognomic and administered a flexibility of concept-formation task. Results supported the hypothesis that those individuals who demonstrated higher physiognomic perception would show greater flexibility in concept formation. The demonstrated relationship is evidence for the role of physiognomic perception as a cognitive control principle.

Adolescent↗