Hanna Segal

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Hanna Segal was a prominent British psychoanalyst known for advancing and clarifying Melanie Klein’s theories, particularly in the areas of object relations and the understanding of symbolism and psychosis.

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instanceOf British person
psychoanalyst
writer
birthName Hanna Poznańska
citizenship United Kingdom
countryOfBirth Poland
countryOfDeath United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1918-08-20
dateOfDeath 2011-07-05
educatedAt British Psychoanalytical Society training
University of Geneva
University of Warsaw
emigratedTo United Kingdom
ethnicGroup Polish Jews
familyName Poznańska
linked to: Poznanski

Segal
fieldOfWork Kleinian psychoanalysis
object relations theory
psychoanalysis
fullName Hanna Segal
gender female
givenName Hanna
hasOccupation author
lecturer
psychoanalyst
influencedBy Melanie Klein
languageSpoken English
French
Polish
memberOf British Psychoanalytical Society
movement Kleinian school
notableFor advancing Melanie Klein’s theories
clarifying the concept of symbolism in psychoanalysis
psychoanalytic contributions to understanding war and terrorism
work on the psychoanalysis of psychosis
notableWork “Dream, Phantasy and Art”
“Introduction to the Work of Melanie Klein”
“Psychoanalysis, Literature and War”
placeOfBirth Łódź
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
positionHeld President of the British Psychoanalytical Society
spouse Paul Segal
theorized Kleinian understanding of psychotic mechanisms
distinction between symbolic equation and symbol formation
role of the depressive position in creativity
workLocation London
linked to: London, England

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Melanie Klein influenced Hanna Segal
Kleinian school keyFigure Hanna Segal
Hanna Segal fullName Hanna Segal
Melanie Reizes influenced Hanna Segal