Classic Theories of Child Development:MAHLER
First Subphase - Differentiation
5 to 10 months
- Process of hatching from autisic shell, i.e., developing more alert
sensorium that reflects cognitive and neurological maturation
- Beginning of camparative scanning, i.e., comparing what is
and what is not mother
- Characteristic anxiety: stranger anxiety, shich involves curiosity
and fear (most prevalent around 8 months)
