The Interpersonal World of the Infant and the Foundation Matrix for the Groups and Networks of the Person

Abstract

As a basis for further developing group-analytic method, the rich conceptual legacy from S.H. Foulkes is brought together with the modern developmental psychology formulated by Daniel N. Stern and elaborated into an outline for a comprehensive theory of the development of individual capacities to relate to networks and groups. It appears that the two frames of reference fit well. Together they open up new areas of clinical investigation, for instance of the counterparts in groups of the affect attunement between mother and infant.