The revisited self portrait of a grandmother

Authors

  • Denise Diniz Maia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21901/2448-3060/self-2016.vol01.0002

Keywords:

child psychology, family members, individuation, grandparents, children.

Abstract

Self-portraits are mirrors of the deep psyche, reflections of the states of the soul. When serially analyzed, as images of dreams, they reveal an ongoing process, a trodden path. Some of the roles experienced by the author –as observer of psychic processes, therapist of children in their playful activities, and grandmother of girls in a constant discovery–, are pictured here, emphasizing the search for the inner child as an important part of the creative maturity. Eager to be fulfilled, human kind goes through several steps and tasks that endorse the first and second halves of life. Recognizing and integrating the gains and losses of these stages is a necessary condition in the quest to know oneself. 

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Author Biography

Denise Diniz Maia

Clinical psychologist, specialized in integrative art and in psychomotor therapy and psychological kinesiology, with Jungian basis. Teacher analyst at the Instituto Junguiano de São Paulo (IJUSP, Jungian Institute of São Paulo); member of the Associação Junguiana do Brasil (AJB, Jungian Association of Brasil); affiliated with the International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP/Zurich). Managing and Communications Director at IJUSP in the biennium 2014/2016; coordinator of the group on child psychological studies at IJUSP. Pursues clinical work with children, adolescents, adults and counseling for parents.

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Published

2016-05-04

How to Cite

Maia, D. D. (2016). The revisited self portrait of a grandmother. Self - Revista Do Instituto Junguiano De São Paulo, 1. https://doi.org/10.21901/2448-3060/self-2016.vol01.0002

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Section

Reflection article (essay)

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