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Play Therapy: A Psychodynamic-Developmental Perspective.

Karen Gilmore¹

¹Department of Psychiatry, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY, USA; Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training & Research, New York, NY, USA; New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute, New York, NY, USA; Private Practice, New York, NY, USA.

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This study explores psychodynamic play therapy, highlighting how pretend play evolves from infancy to early childhood. It details the developmental stages of imaginative and social play in young children.

Keywords:

Oedipal age child Play forms Play therapy Pretend mode Pretend play Role of the play therapist Techniques of play therapy

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Psychology
Child Development

Background:

Play therapy has a history in the United States.
Psychodynamic play therapy utilizes pretend play with young children.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a history of play therapy in the U.S.
To focus on psychodynamic play therapy and the development of pretend play.

Main Methods:

Historical overview of play therapy.
Focus on psychodynamic play therapy techniques.
Observation of pretend play in young children.

Main Results:

Parent-initiated affect in the crib marks the start of pretend play.
Child-initiated imaginary play emerges universally around 18-24 months.
Play transitions from solitary to social as ego capacities like mentalization mature.

Conclusions:

Pretend play is a crucial developmental process in early childhood.
The evolution of play reflects cognitive and social maturation.
Psychodynamic play therapy leverages these developmental stages.