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Separation-Individuation Phenomena in Adulthood: General Concepts and the Fifth Individuation

Calvin A. Colarusso

1020 Prospect St., Suite 415B La Jolla, CA 92037, Calc{at}san.rr.com, San Diego Psychoanalytic Institute, University of California at San Diego

The elaboration of separation-individuation theory in the years beyond childhood has been a psychoanalytic focus for several decades. In this paper, the nature of separation-individuation phenomena in adulthood and the terminology and controversy surrounding the use of the terms third, fourth, and fifth individuation are considered first; a detailed elaboration of the concept of the fifth individuation in late adulthood follows.

Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, Vol. 48, No. 4, 1467-1489 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/00030651000480040601
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