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Rapprochement Subphase of the Separation-Individuation Process
What it shows
- 1972
Margaret Mahler introduced Rapprochement subphase
The third subphase, from about eighteen months to two and a half years. The toddler, now aware of being separate, renews its demands on the mother, and the conflict between autonomy and dependence comes to a head in the rapprochement crisis. Mahler gave it a dedicated paper in 1972.