Citation

Meschiany A, Krontal S. Isr. J. Psychiatry Relat. Sci. 1998; 35(1): 31-37.

Affiliation

Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University, Israel.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Israel Psychiatric Association, Publisher Israel Science Publishers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9615528

Abstract

The present article discusses the difference between play therapy with toys and play therapy with games from a psychodynamic point of view. Toys are regarded as offering the child an opportunity to develop a variety of transference reactions, while games, because of their inherent competitive characteristic, restrain the scope of possible transference reactions. The authors claim that therapists should consider these eventualities when choosing which games or toys are to be available in the therapy room. This choice might determine, in advance, the initial characteristics of the patient's transference.

Language: en