Play as an Affect? Neuropsychoanalytic Backgrounds of Play and Its Clinical Applications

Abstract

This lecture is part of a webinar organized by the Turning Point Foundation for Health and Sustainability represented by its president, Dr. Andrea Rodriguez Quiroga, with the aim of promoting research-based clinical training. This webinar lasted two hours, was subdivided into a theoretical introduction in relation to play as na affect, its neuropsychoanalytic background and its clinical applications (transcribed in this article), and the presentation of a clinical case, which illustrates all the theoretical points (not reproduced here due to lack of informed consent for publication). We thank Dr. Solms for his generous and repeated collaboration with our organization.

Keywords

• nueropsychoanalysis - emotional systems - play - clinical applications