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Wilfred Bion
Disciplines > Psychoanalysis > Theorists > Wilfred Bion
Description | Discussion | See also
Description
Wilfred Bion (1897-1979) was a psychiatrist with the British Army during the second world war, working on ways to improve selection of officers and treating casualties. He is particularly known for his work at the Tavistock Institute of Human Relations in London.
From his work with the army, he retained a focus on individuals and groups.
- Work Group: The normal work group.
- The Basic Assumption Group: Unconscious dysfunctional responses to anxiety.
Discussion
Bion's general thinking falls into the Object Relations Theory school of thought.
See also
Melanie Klein, The depressive position, Oedipus Complex, The paranoid-schizoid position
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