Get 20M+ Full-Text Papers For Less Than $1.50/day. Start a 14-Day Trial for You or Your Team.

Learn More →

Fairy Tales and Trauma

Fairy Tales and Trauma The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 2008, 68, (301–302) © 2008 Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis 0002-9548/08 www.palgrave-journals.com/ajp Scientifi c Meeting of the American Institute for Psychoanalysis Edited by Michele A. Mu ñ oz, Ph.D. Presenter: Robin S. Goldberg, Ph.D. Date: May 3, 2007 How is it that fairy tales endure the test of time across cultures? Dr. Robin S. Goldberg, Training and Supervising Analyst at the American Institute for Psychoanalysis in New York City, explored the psychodynamic reasons for the lasting power of fairy tales and their role in helping children deal with the calamities of childhood, using the popular Harry Potter series to exemplify how these themes are addressed. Goldberg fi rst discussed the psychoanalytic signifi cance of fairy tales likening them to dreams in “ their form and structure ” in that “ symboliza- tion, condensation, displacement and distortion … .distancing and exter- nalization … . primary process ” and wish fulfi llment are features of fairy tales. Their importance in the psychic life of children is evidenced by the frequency with which aspects of fairy tales are found in the dreams of adults. Goldberg referenced Freud ’ s treatment of the Wolf Man in which http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The American Journal of Psychoanalysis Springer Journals

Fairy Tales and Trauma

Download PDF
2 pages

Loading next page...
 
/lp/springer-journals/fairy-tales-and-trauma-QKcP3A0lb4

References (0)

References for this paper are not available at this time. We will be adding them shortly, thank you for your patience.

Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2008 by Palgrave Macmillan Ltd
Subject
Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Psychotherapy; Psychoanalysis
ISSN
0002-9548
eISSN
1573-6741
DOI
10.1057/ajp.2008.17
Publisher site
See Article on Publisher Site

Abstract

The American Journal of Psychoanalysis, 2008, 68, (301–302) © 2008 Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis 0002-9548/08 www.palgrave-journals.com/ajp Scientifi c Meeting of the American Institute for Psychoanalysis Edited by Michele A. Mu ñ oz, Ph.D. Presenter: Robin S. Goldberg, Ph.D. Date: May 3, 2007 How is it that fairy tales endure the test of time across cultures? Dr. Robin S. Goldberg, Training and Supervising Analyst at the American Institute for Psychoanalysis in New York City, explored the psychodynamic reasons for the lasting power of fairy tales and their role in helping children deal with the calamities of childhood, using the popular Harry Potter series to exemplify how these themes are addressed. Goldberg fi rst discussed the psychoanalytic signifi cance of fairy tales likening them to dreams in “ their form and structure ” in that “ symboliza- tion, condensation, displacement and distortion … .distancing and exter- nalization … . primary process ” and wish fulfi llment are features of fairy tales. Their importance in the psychic life of children is evidenced by the frequency with which aspects of fairy tales are found in the dreams of adults. Goldberg referenced Freud ’ s treatment of the Wolf Man in which

Journal

The American Journal of Psychoanalysis – Springer Journals

Published: Aug 14, 2008

There are no references for this article.