CONFLICT IN DEVELOPMENT

In this paper I deal with clinical states of non-availability or non-r esolution of conflict and with the underlying affairs concerning the e xistence of fundamental affects which form the basis of conflict. Thes e states seem to be associated with a lack of any belief in an object seeking out contact in which emotionally meaningful entities could be identified and registered. An object of this kind does not seem to hav e been internalized. As a conclusion some consequences for theory and technique are indicated.