2018
DOI: 10.1080/00207578.2017.1399068
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Winnicott’s theory of playing: a reconsideration

Abstract: Playing is itself a therapy," argues Winnicott, in one of the most famous phrases in the history of psychoanalysis. Despite its seductiveness, this paper suggests that this powerful proposition should be reconsidered. Winnicott's extraordinary ability to transmit his theory in jargon-free language should not conceal the singularity of his conception of playing. Questioning the triad of play/playing/game may, therefore, be theoretically illuminating and clinically constructive. After examining (1) the stumbling… Show more

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“…Playing is happening within the potential space, because, by definition, playing mediates in between the real world and the (playing) self. This includes masquerading, role-playing, pretending, theory of mind (guessing actions of a counter-player), symbolizing and creativity [ 2 , 49 ]. The self does not arrive tabula rasa to the play but carries with her many different “priors” which are part of the player’s personality, characterize her general state (e.g., general feeling during the playing day), or specific emotion evoked by the play.…”
Section: Agency and Ownership Of Mental Maps And The Potential Spacementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Playing is happening within the potential space, because, by definition, playing mediates in between the real world and the (playing) self. This includes masquerading, role-playing, pretending, theory of mind (guessing actions of a counter-player), symbolizing and creativity [ 2 , 49 ]. The self does not arrive tabula rasa to the play but carries with her many different “priors” which are part of the player’s personality, characterize her general state (e.g., general feeling during the playing day), or specific emotion evoked by the play.…”
Section: Agency and Ownership Of Mental Maps And The Potential Spacementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Winnicott (1971) formula una idea bien conocida ya: "playing is itself a therapy" 18 . El efecto terapéutico del juego, como señala Lenormand (2018), puede provocar una transformación subjetiva solo cuando el experienciar del sujeto puede serle devuelto en un área compartida.…”
Section:  ¿Dónde Empieza El Jugar? unclassified
“… Jugar es Mucho Más  Antes de Winnicott, la técnica de juego apareció como una solución para el análisis de niños, (Lenormand, 2018) (aunque como ya hemos señalado, el juego no es exclusivo del niño), sin embargo, el juego en Winnicott tiene una dimensión que va más allá de su comprensión como una "técnica"; abrió la oportunidad para pensar el juego, el lugar de la interpretación, de la experiencia del paciente y la función del analista, para entender el lugar en el que ambos coinciden y la necesidad (innegociable) de que el segundo sea capaz de jugar, ya sea el paciente pequeño o adulto. Como afirma Lenormand (2018), la teoría del juego tiene impacto en el propio análisis. Para Winnicott, el juego es un vehículo de la esperanza (Lenormand, 2018).…”
Section:  ¿Dónde Empieza El Jugar? unclassified
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