PECULIARITIES OF CHILD PSYCHOANALYSIS IN THEORIES OF DEPTH PSYCHOLOGY

The article is devoted to the discussion of the main problems of modern child psychoanalysis as a scientific and practical direction of providing psychological assistance to the child and his family. The results of a historical and psychological study of the process of development of psychoanalytic knowledge about the child in psychology of the late 19th and early 21st centuries are presented. The author reveals the stages of evolution of psychoanalytic knowledge about the child. The results obtained cover a wide range of problems relevant for modern psychoanalysts working with children. The article considers the professional achievements of representatives of depth psychology, practical methods of child psychotherapy and an in-depth understanding of the mechanisms of mental protection. The article highlights the features of child psychoanalysis in the context of theories of depth psychology, focusing on the conceptual approaches of S. Freud, A. Freud, M. Klein, D. Winnicott and С. Jung. The historical evolution of child psychoanalysis, key theoretical positions and techniques of psychoanalytic work with children are analyzed. The article contains a theoretical overview, systematization of the main areas of research and outlines the prospects for further applied developments in the field of child psychoanalysis.