Developmental Stages (Mahler)

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Autistic Stage

Age 0-1m | Inwardly focused; unresponsive to external stimuli

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Symbiotic Stage

Age 1-5m | Perceives caregiver as separate, need-satisfying object

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Separation-Individuation Stage

Age 5-24m+ | Developing self-boundaries and personal identity

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Differentiation Substage

Age 5-9m | Attention shifts outwardly (crawling)

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Practicing Substage

Age 9-14m | Autonomous ego functions emerge (walking, playing)

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Rapprochement Substage

Age 14-24m | Moves away independently, but checks back with caregiver

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Object Constancy Substage

Age 24m+ | Internalizing caregiver’s presence even when absent