The infant is small and physically vulnerable. To her, the world is populated by lumbering giants. An unexpected noise may signal that her life is in immediate danger. Without words or coherent thinking, she knows that if mother or father go away, she will die.
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Manu Melwin Joy
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School of Management Studies
CUSAT, Kerala, India.
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3. Response to a hostile world
• The infant is small and
physically vulnerable. To her,
the world is populated by
lumbering giants.
• An unexpected noise may
signal that her life is in
immediate danger.
• Without words or coherent
thinking, she knows that if
mother or father go away,
she will die.
4. Response to a hostile world
• When the child is two or
three years old, perhaps a
brother or sister is born
and mothers attention is
taken away by new arrival.
• Right through the years of
script formation, the child
is in a one down position.
• She perceives her parents
as having total power.
5. Response to a hostile world
• In her infancy, that power is
of life or death. Later, it is
to satisfy her needs or leave
them unsatisfied.
• Her response is to decide
upon strategies for staying
alive and getting her needs
met as best she can.