Didier Anzieu

1923–1999, France

Psychoanalysis

French psychoanalyst. Developed the concept of the skin-ego (Moi-peau) as a fundamental psychic envelope for the constitution of the self.

Books

  • The Skin Ego (1985)

    Anzieu proposes that the ego is first formed as a surface, a psychic envelope modeled on the tactile experience of the skin in early relationships.