Theory and Practice of Psychoanalysis in Middle Childhood

Child Psychoanalytic Training (CPT)
2022-23, 1st Trimester — Fridays, 10:15-11:45am
Flaviane Ferreira, MD LMHC

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November 18, 2022

[39 pages]

We will discuss:

• Forms of thought organization: the development of symbols and symbolic communication.
• Play: the games of latency children are frequently reality-oriented; fantasies are less connected to motor activity.
• Clinical case: application of psychoanalytic understanding, techniques and ways of interpretation.

Diem-Wille, G. (2015). Latency: The Golden Age of Childhood, pp81-119.

Optional Reading

Donnellan, G.J. (1980). Conceptual models and symbol formation during the latency period. Psychoanalytic Review, 67:291-312.

Bram, D. (2019). The Subjective Impact of Separation and Divorce on a Latency-aged Child and his Analysis. Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, 72:24-32.