[Use of process and turning point in psychotherapy--significance of the theatrical aspect as a cooperative mode of behavior].
The paper presents observations respecting the contrast of playful and grim attitudes in the behavior of patients undergoing psychotherapeutic treatment. Playful correspondence to Erikson's Cooperative Stage of development and Freud's mature Genitality, while grim corresponds to Erikson's Autonomous and Assertive Stages and Freud's Anal and Phallic Stages. To be effective, theatrical performances have to be produced in a cooperative way; psychotherapy too must assist the patient to achieve a greater degree of cooperativeness and mature Genitality. Identifying with the therapist and adapting his style can enable the patient to acquire self-composure through playful behavior, and to overcome protracted grimnes. Play-matured Genitality Cooperative signifies that the patient incorporates his partner or opponent's intentions into his appreciation of events, enabling him to act more in accordance with the reality around him.
D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*
Uber die Anwendung von Vorgang und Drehpunkt in der Psychotherapie--Die Bedeutung des Spielerischen als kooperative Verhaltensweise.