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Play at Your Own Risk

Games, Play, and Intimacy

Pages 79-90
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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Drawing on Winnicott’s thesis that the capacity to play is both a developmental achievement and an essential aspect of the therapeutic process, this article underscores the importance of play in the creation of an imaginative and exploratory space within human relations work. The author explores the possibility of play being conceptualized as the seventh form of time structuring as defined by Berne, one situated between games and intimacy and providing a bridge between the two. Using case vignettes, play is further described as a therapeutic alternative to game analysis.

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William F. Cornell

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William F. Cornell, MA, is a Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst (psychotherapy) who maintains an independent private practice of therapy, consultation, and training in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as well as leading frequent training groups in Europe. He is one of the coeditors of the Transactional Analysis Journal and the author of numerous articles and books. He can be reached at 145 44th St., Pittsburgh, PA 15201, USA: email: .
 

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