The Symbolic Impetus How Creative Fantasy

Written by a Jungian child psychiatrist, this book offers an original perspective on the role of the symbolic process in the maturation of personality. It shows that symbols originating in primal images and archetypal affects not only motivate and guide the natural process of ego development, but also contribute to psychological healing.

List of Tables	p. vii
Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Abbreviations	p. xxi
Introduction	p. 1
Symbolic Fantasies that Foster Normal Development
Parent-Infant "Chemistry": The Double Bond	p. 29
The Waking Dream of Infancy	p. 50
Realization in Infancy	p. 68
The Beginning of Make-Believe in Early Childhood	p. 94
The Invisible Friend in the Preschool Period	p. 114
The Social Realm in Middle Childhood	p. 129
Rehearsals of Identity in Early Adolescence	p. 148
When Development Stumbles: The Healing Power of Symbols
The Chemistry and Alchemy of the Psychotherapeutic Relationship	p. 173
Rediscovering Pretend	p. 195
Imaginary Companions as Inner Healers	p. 209
Community as Metaphor and Reality	p. 222
Play and the Emergence of Cultural Attitudes	p. 235
Summing Up
Explaining an Amazing Transformation: The Symbolic Analysis of a Classic Case	p. 251
Epilogue	p. 267
Bibliography	p. 269
Index	p. 281
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