today. In her paper "Ghosts in the Nursery," Fraiberg said problems in infant development and attachment stem from the ghosts of their parents. The unremembered ghosts prevent parents from fully developing a deep attachment with their child that is important to their development. This concept of ghosts is used as a function of psychotherapy. The function is helping the subject leave their ghosts behind and continue moving forward with their life. References 1918 births 1981 deaths American psychoanalysts Jewish psychoanalysts Child psychologists University of Michigan faculty People from Detroit University of California, San Francisco faculty