The Toad Houses as a Symbol of Transformation of Maternity

• 발행기관: 사단법인 한국임상모래놀이치료학회
• 저자명: 이영주(Young Joo Lee)
• 간행물 정보: 『상징과 모래놀이치료』제10권 제2호, 17~33쪽, 전체 17쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 심리학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2019.12.30

영문 초록

In this study I analyzed the symbolic meaning of the toad houses made by clients in sandplay therapy. For this purpose, I explored toad houses created by four clients who are experiencing emotional and behavioral difficulties. They sang a lyrics of the song “toad, toad, I will give you an old house, give me a new house” while playing with sand. In order to analyze the symbolism of toadhouses, I examined counseling records that contained verbal and nonverbal expression of the children during the therapy session, sandplay images created by clients, and record of counseling with the mothers. As a result, Four clients were commonly not nurtured warmly in their early lives from their mothers. They were making toad houses at the ‘turning point’ in relation to the positive mother-child unity phase, when they were getting out of the negative mother-child relationships and attempting psychological independence. In conclusion the toad houses were represented as a symbol of transformation of death and rebirth of maternity in sandplay therapy.

목차

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Archetypal and psychological symbolism of toad houses

Ⅲ. Toad houses in clients’ sandplay processes

Ⅳ. Conclusion

키워드

toadhouse transformation maternity