title: Play in adulthood. A developmental consideration.
abstract: This paper is about normal development, addressing the basic characteristics and evolution of play throughout life, with particular emphasis on the nature of play in adulthood. Although the psychoanalytic literature on play in childhood is extensive, undoubtedly because of its relevance to child analysis, very little has been written on the subject of adult play or on the relationship between adult play and its childhood antecedents.
authors.affiliation: San Diego Psychoanalytic Institute.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Colarusso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009769:Object Attachment; D010988:Play and Playthings; D011573:Psychoanalytic Interpretation; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013359:Sublimation, Psychological