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The symbolic impetus : how creative fantasy motivates development / Charles T. Stewart.

Van Pelt Library BF723.S94 S84 2001
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Stewart, Charles.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Symbolism (Psychology) in children.
Physical Description:
xix, 292 pages ; 22 cm
Place of Publication:
London ; New York : Free Association, [2001]
Contents:
Part I Symbolic Fantasies that Foster Normal Development
1 Parent-Infant "Chemistry": The Double Bond 29
2 The Waking Dream of Infancy 50
3 Realization in Infancy 68
4 The Beginning of Make-Believe in Early Childhood 94
5 The Invisible Friend in the Preschool Period 114
6 The Social Realm in Middle Childhood 129
7 Rehearsals of Identity in Early Adolescence 148
Part II When Development Stumbles: The Healing Power of Symbols
8 The Chemistry and Alchemy of the Psychotherapeutic Relationship 173
9 Rediscovering Pretend 195
10 Imaginary Companions as Inner Healers 209
11 Community as Metaphor and Reality 222
12 Play and the Emergence of Cultural Attitudes 235
13 Explaining an Amazing Transformation: The Symbolic Analysis of a Classic Case 251.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1853435368
185343535X
OCLC:
46809798

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