Donald Winnicott

Donald Winnicott

Donald Winnicott was a paediatrician and psychoanalyst who introduced the transitional object in a paper presented in 1951 and published in 1953.

Who they are

Donald Winnicott was a paediatrician and psychoanalyst who introduced the transitional object in a paper presented in 1951 and published in 1953. On this site the name is tied to Transitional Space.

Key papers

Winnicott, D. W. (1953). Transitional objects and transitional phenomena. International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 34, 89-97.

Key ideas

Transitional Space: Winnicott's intermediate zone between inner fantasy and outer reality, first seen in a child's blanket or teddy and later in play, art and culture.

Sources

  1. Winnicott, D. W. (1953). Transitional objects and transitional phenomena. International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 34, 89-97.