title: The creative process in child psychotherapy.
abstract: A brief review of the psychological literature concerning the creative process is presented with a focus on Arieti's formulation regarding creativity and on Kubie's hypothesis about the importance of the preconscious. Childrens' use of fantasy and imaginative play through storytelling is presented as a useful therapeutic modality. Three cases vignettes are offered for illustration.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D003405:Creativity; D005201:Fantasy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D008297:Male; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D012917:Social Adjustment