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LIFELONG PLAYING: THE GAME AS A PSYCHOLOGICAL EXPERIENCE
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Laura Scartezzini
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Insitute of Constructivist Psychology, Padua, Italy |
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Abstract
Within the Person
Construct Psychology theoretical framework, the person is a scientist who makes
hypotheses tries to make sense of his/her life. And so is the player. From this
perspective, games can be considered meaningful experiences during our whole
life. Within a game, a person can test constructions that are different from
the usual ones without being threatened by these attempts. After a brief
excursus of the game as a powerful psychological experience, an example of a
meeting point between game and psychotherapy is given.
Key words: game,
play, experience, psychotherapy, technique.
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About the author
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Laura Scartezzini is a psychologist and a psychotherapist. She works with psychotherapy
and group training with experiential methodologies. She is interested in
research in the psychological field and works at the Constructivist Research
and Documentation Centre of the Institute of Constructivist Psychology in
Padua.
Contact: laura.scartezzini@gmail.com
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Scartezzini, L.(2017). Lifelong playing: The game as a psychological experience.
Personal Construct Theory & Practice, 14, 140-145
(Retrieved from http://www.pcp-net.org/journal/pctp17/scartezzini17.pdf)
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