Real and Imaginary Fathers Development,

A distinguished group of contributors examine the contemporary role of the father. Essays include Fathers: History and Psychoanalysis; The Experience of Becoming and Being a New Father; Celluloid Fathers: The Depiction of Paternal Function in Some Recent Movies; and What Is the Father to the Child?

Acknowledgments

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1 Fathers, History, and Psychoanalysis

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Ruth M.S. Fischer, M.D.

2 Father Hunger: Fighting and Coexistence

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James Herzog, M.D.

3 Making a Case for Father Hunger in Girls

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Discussion of Herzog's Chapter "Father Hunger: Fighting and Coexistence"

Ruth Garfield, M.D.

4 Fathers and Young Children: Longitudinal Lessons on Autonomy, Gatekeeping, Overnights, Etc.

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Kyle Pruett, M.D.

5 Further Thoughts on the Role of Fathers in Psychic Development

63

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Discussion of Pruett's Chapter "Fathers and Young Children: Longitudinal Lessons on Autonomy, Gatekeeping, Overnights, Etc."

Barbara Young, M.D.

6 Celluloid Fathers: The Depiction of Paternal Function in Some Recent Movies

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Salman Akhtar, M.D. and Alexandra Powell, M.D.

7 The Failures of Paternal Function and Their Compensations

95

(12)

Discussion of Akhtar's and Powell's Chapter "Celluloid Fathers: The Depiction of Paternal Function in Some Recent Movies"

Thomas Wolman, M.D.

8 The Experience of Becoming and Being a New Father

107

(22)

Anni Bergman, Ph.D.

9 The Baby as a Transference Object for the Father

129

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Discussion of Bergman's Chapter "The Experience of Becoming and Being a New Father"

Lawrence D. Blum, M.D.

10 What is the Father to the Child?

143

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Concluding Reflections

Henri Parens, M.D.

Index

167

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About the Contributors

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Real and Imaginary Fathers Development, Transference, and Healing

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