The Body-Self as Revealed in the Sandplays of Traumatised Children

• 영문명: The Body-Self as Revealed in the Sandplays of Traumatised Children
• 발행기관: 국제모래놀이치료학회
• 저자명: Helen Gogarty
• 간행물 정보: 『International Journal of Jungian Sandplay Therapy』Vol.1 No.1, 33~44쪽, 전체 12쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 심리학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2023.12.31

영문 초록

This paper aims to describe a particular aspect within the Sandplay processes of young children who have experienced early trauma and disrupted attachments. The aspect in question relates to the experience of the self in the body and how this is expressed symbolically. Our first sense of self is strongly related to early bodily experiences within the context of attachment relationships. Traumatised children, who usually display insecure or disorganised attachment profiles, may have complex somatic difficulties. They may feel lack awareness or physical control over parts of their bodies. They may experience somatic stress that they do not understand. This paper attempts to explore these issues with reference to Jungian Sandplay Therapy. Child developmental issues are discussed from both a Jungian and a neurodevelopmental perspective. The paper examines the different stages of body-self integration as presented in the typical Sandplay processes of children with significantly elevated stress-responses. What is expressed by the children in symbolic language is the feeling of being contained or uncontained, of fragmentation, of gathering and organising unintegrated parts of the self and of having the body-self stand on its own independently. Awareness of having been in danger and the question of whether one has really been rescued, tend to permeate the Sandplay processes of vulnerable children. Finally, some suggestions are made as to how to provide support though this stage in a child’s therapeutic journey.

목차

Introduction

Typical Stages in Children’s Processes

Chaos and fragmentation

Dissociation and the World of Fairies

Danger & Rescue Complex

Attachment & Exploration

Creating the ‘secure base ’ in Sandplay, Floorplay or Doll’s House Play

Supporting the Child’s Process

References

키워드

Body-Self containment dissociation fragmentation danger/rescue complex continuity of self