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Playing and Becoming in Psychoanalysis

Playing and Becoming in Psychoanalysis

Cooper, Steven H.

Paperback

Series: Psychoanalysis in a New Key Book

Child PsychologyGeneral PsychologyMental Health

ISBN10: 1032207558
ISBN13: 9781032207551
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jul 29 2022
Pages: 180
Weight: 0.61
Height: 0.41 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English

Building on Winnicott's theory of play, this book defines the concept of play from the perspective of clinical practice, elaborating on its application to clinical problems.

Although Winnicott's theory of play constitutes a radical understanding of the intersubjectivity of therapy, Cooper contends, there remains a need to explore the significance of play to the enactment of transference-countertransference. Among several ideas, this book considers how to help patients as they navigate debilitating internal object relations, supporting them to engage with bad objects in alternatively playful ways. In addition, throughout the book, Cooper develops an ethic of play that can support the analyst to find ventilated spaces of their own, whereby they can reflect on transference-countertransference. Rather than being hindered by the limits of the therapeutic setting, this book explores how possibilities for play can develop out of these very constraints, ultimately providing a fulsome exploration of the concept without eviscerating its magic.

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