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Wilfred Ruprecht Bion DSO (/ b iː ˈ ɒ n /; 8 September 1897 – 8 November 1979) was an influential English psychoanalyst, who became president of the British Psychoanalytical Society from 1962 to 1965.
A biography of Wilfred Bion, a British psychoanalyst who developed Klein's concepts and introduced the notion of Container-Contained. Learn about his work, publications and influence on contemporary analysts.
Dec 3, 2020 · Wilfred Bion was a psychoanalyst who left a remarkable legacy in the field. His contributions positioned him as recent psychoanalysis' most original and influential author. Last update: 03 December, 2020
Learn about Bion's theory of thinking, container/contained, alpha-function, linking and projective identification. Explore how Bion emphasized the role of not-knowing and tolerance of doubt in psychoanalytic work.
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Aug 18, 2010 · The intention of this article is to explore and develop Wilfred Bion’s theory of groups, and to contribute to its wider application across the social sciences.
- Robert B French, Peter Simpson
- 2010
Bion distinguished between a “work group” – in which individuals cooperate together and are able to focus on the task for which they come together – and what he called basic assumption groups (BaG).
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Wilfred Bion: His life and works 1897–1979. (C. Pajaczkowska, Trans.). Free Association Books; Guilford Press. Abstract. This is the first full biography and the first comprehensive explication of [Wilfred Bion's] significant contribution to psychoanalytic theory and practice.