Fort/Da game
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The Fort/Da game is a childhood play activity described by Freud in which a child repeatedly makes an object disappear and reappear, illustrating how play helps manage anxiety and the absence of loved ones.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
childhood play activity
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psychoanalytic concept ⓘ psychological concept ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fort-Da game
NERFINISHED
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fort-da game ⓘ fort/da ⓘ |
| conceptualDomain |
clinical psychology
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psychoanalysis ⓘ |
| describedBy | Sigmund Freud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribedIn | Beyond the Pleasure Principle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstDescribedInYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
example of symbolic control over maternal absence
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example of working-through absence via play ⓘ |
| hasKeyTheme |
control and helplessness
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loss and return ⓘ pleasure and unpleasure ⓘ presence and absence ⓘ |
| illustrates |
coping with absence of loved ones
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coping with anxiety ⓘ early ego development ⓘ mastery of loss ⓘ repetition compulsion ⓘ symbolic representation ⓘ transition from passivity to activity ⓘ |
| influenced |
later theories of play
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object relations theory ⓘ theories of trauma and repetition ⓘ |
| involves |
making an object disappear
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making an object reappear ⓘ repetition ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| nameComponentDaMeaning | there ⓘ |
| nameComponentFortMeaning | gone ⓘ |
| observedBy | Sigmund Freud in his grandson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
object permanence
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separation anxiety ⓘ symbolic play ⓘ transitional phenomena ⓘ |
| theorizedFunction |
allows child to repeat and master painful experiences
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helps child gain control over feelings of loss ⓘ |
| typicalObject |
spool
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string ⓘ |
| typicalParticipant | young child ⓘ |
| usedIn |
child psychology
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developmental psychology ⓘ psychoanalytic theory ⓘ |
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