The child and his complexes

Each of us has heard that someone is "complex" or has said so about someone. But do children also have complexes and what are they? The authors of "The Child and His Complexes" examine the most common unconscious emotional states and their influence on the character and behavior of children and adolescents. They also focus on the reactions of parents and educators, supporting their analysis with real evidence from their own practice. Oedipus complex, castration complex, inferiority and superiority complexes... The role of the unconscious, the ego and the superego... Freud, Adler, Jung, Dolto...

"The Child and His Complexes" is a valuable study intended for a wide range of readers - psychiatrists and psychologists, teachers and educators, parents with "problem" children or simply lovers of psychology. The book is indispensable reading for everyone who communicates with children and adolescents and wishes to help them experience the main stages of their development calmly and fully.

Jean-Marie Bess is professor of cognitive psychology, emeritus university lecturer, specialist in developmental psychology and former director of the Institute of Psychology at the University of Lyon 2.

His research focuses on the importance of literacy. He is a consultant on issues of illiteracy and difficulties in using electronic devices.

Mark Ferrero is a clinical psychologist. He taught child and adolescent psychology at the universities of Lyon 1 and Lyon 2. For twenty years he directed a medical and social center.

He is an expert in family problems, child psychology and parental relations. Teaches social assistants.