Obsessional phenomena and the development of imaginative competence
- 1 June 1982
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice
- Vol. 55 (2) , 147-158
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8341.1982.tb01493.x
Abstract
Obsessional phenomena are discussed in the light of anxieties arising around the ages 8-12. Three cases of the disappearance of obsessional symptoms are then described. In one remarkable sequence of dreams preceded recovery; in another it was the establishment of a secure therapeutic bond; in the third it was falling in love. The capacity securely to differentiate between fantasy and reality is seen as an essential development element in the recovery from obsessionality.Keywords
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