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Inhibited Mourning in a Latency Age Child
Author(s) -
Nilman Ilan,
Lewin Charles
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
british journal of psychotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1752-0118
pISSN - 0265-9883
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0118.1989.tb01111.x
Subject(s) - psychology , drama , isolation (microbiology) , affect (linguistics) , presentation (obstetrics) , latency (audio) , cognition , psychotherapist , developmental psychology , child psychotherapy , psychoanalysis , communication , neuroscience , literature , art , medicine , electrical engineering , radiology , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , engineering
. The psychotherapy of a ten‐year‐old boy whose mourning was inhibited by by massive isolation of affect is described. This impasse was overcome by the therapist employing a dramatic presentation. Discussion includes cognitive developmental factors, family influences and theory of effectiveness of drama.