ABSTRACT

This book represents some of Wilfred Bion's basic concepts, which are reconsidered from the perspective of mental growth. It elucidates Bion's significant legacy of the differentiation between the psychotic and non-psychotic parts of the personality and its evolution in his writings.

chapter ONE|12 pages

Bion: the thinker and his work

chapter FIVE|11 pages

The origin and nature of thinking

chapter ELEVEN|10 pages

Transformations

chapter THIRTEEN|18 pages

Tropisms and mental growth