Play and playfulness developmental, cultural, and clinical aspects

Appearing nearly forty years after the last significant text on the topic, this book brings the psychoanalytic theory on play truly up to date and elucidates its significance for clinical work with the help of illustrative clinical vignettes.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Akhtar, Monisha C., 1954- (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lanham, Md. : Jason Aronson c2011.
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798422806719
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I: Development; 1: Self-Other Action Play: A Window into the Representational World of the Infant; 2: Fathers and Play; 3: Adolescence as a Time to Play; Part II: Psychopathology; 4: Neurotic Inhibitions of Play; 5: Normal and Pathological Playfulness; 6: Remembering, Replaying, and Working Through: The Transformation of Trauma in Children's Play; Part III: Sociocultural Aspects; 7: Cultural Pathways to Understanding Children's Play: Mythology and Folklore
  • 8: Playing for Survival during the Holocaust9: Play and Creativity; 10: Play and Track II Diplomacy; Part IV: Technical Implications; 11: Aggression in Children: Origins, Manifestations, and Management through Play; 12: Play and Very Young Children in Object Relations Family Therapy; 13: Playfulness in the Adult Analytic Relationship; References; Index; About the Contributors