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[The imaginary in the psychic reality. Psychotherapeutic applications]
Acta Psiquiatrica Y Psicologica De America Latina
|December 1, 1983
Summary
Psychotherapeutic imagery, or guided imagery, helps individuals explore themselves and overcome challenges. By using symbols and engaging with unreality, people can achieve personal growth and a deeper understanding of their own psyche.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Psychotherapy
Context:
- Imagery is a widely used psychotherapeutic tool, both explicitly and implicitly.
- It influences personal development by creating transference barriers and expanding perceived reality.
Purpose:
- To explore the source of imagery's effectiveness in psychotherapy.
- To understand how imagery facilitates self-discovery and therapeutic progress.
Summary:
- Imagery functions as "intermediary objects" (symbols) enabling anxiety-free self-confrontation and rehearsal of new behaviors.
- Symbols provide access to unconscious psychological areas inaccessible through conceptual thought.
Impact:
- Imagery amplifies life experiences, leading to the discovery of external world facets and internal self-aspects.
- It facilitates personal growth, insight, and the paradoxical conquest of reality through engaging with unreality.