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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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