Mother, Melancholia, and Play in Erik H. Erikson's Childhood and Society

In an earlier article on Erik H. Erikson's earliest writings (Capps, 2007), I focused on the relationship between the child's melancholia and conflict with maternal authority, and drew attention to the restorative role of humor. In this article, I discuss two of the three chapters in part...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of religion and health
Main Author: Capps, Donald 1939- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V. [2007]
In: Journal of religion and health
Further subjects:B Play
B Melancholia
B Mother
B Sigmund Freud
B Games
B Schizophrenia
B Children
B Mourning
B Ego-mastery
B Erik H. Erikson
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
Description
Summary:In an earlier article on Erik H. Erikson's earliest writings (Capps, 2007), I focused on the relationship between the child's melancholia and conflict with maternal authority, and drew attention to the restorative role of humor. In this article, I discuss two of the three chapters in part three, "The Growth of the Ego," of Erikson's first major book, Childhood and Society [Erikson, Childhood and society. New York: W. W. Norton, 1950, Childhood and society (rev. edition). New York: W. W. Norton, 1963]. I explore the same theme of the relationship of melancholia and the mother, but focus on the restorative role of play. I interpret the differences between the two cases in light of Sigmund Freud's essay, "Mourning and Melancholia" [Freud, Mourning and melancholia. In S. Freud, General psychological theory (pp. 164-179). P. Rieff (ed.). New York: Collier Books. 1963].
ISSN:1573-6571
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion and health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/s10943-007-9123-4