Playing And Reality by Donald Winnicott
A classic work of psychoanalytic theory arguing that play creates an intermediate area of experience between inner life and external reality, where the self develops, relates, and becomes creative. It introduces the ideas of transitional objects and phenomena, the holding environment and good-enough caregiving, and the dynamics of true and false self. Through clinical and cultural examples, it shows how play underpins the capacity to be alone, fosters symbol formation and creativity, and provides the medium for therapeutic change and integration.
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- Published
- 1971
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 200-250
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
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- Gioco e realtà
- Jeu et réalité
- O brincar e a realidade
- Realidad y juego
- Spiel und Realität
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