Birraux, Annie

Few Notes about Fear and Phobia - 2015.


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Phobia is not fear but a management of anxiety. It is a normal symptom of development in the child and adolescent, and in this sense it accompanies the two periods, both genital and pregenital, of the integration of the Œdipean complex. Its elaboration is actively involved in the appropriation of the body and in the process of separation.