Exploring Internal and External Worlds
Mayes L. Exploring Internal and External Worlds. The Psychoanalytic Study Of The Child 1991, 46: 3-36. PMID: 1788380, DOI: 10.1080/00797308.1991.11822355.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocial experienceChildren's social experiencesExploratory activityNovelty preferenceNeurobiological basePsychological functionsAggressive aimsEgo functionsExternal worldPsychoanalytic viewIntegrative functionsArousalMotivationCuriosityDevelopmental functionsLight of dataInfancyAttentionPhases of developmentExperienceObjectsPreferences