Dibs in search of self

Dibs in search of self

by Virginia Mae Axline

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Account of a deeply disturbed five-year-old's attempt to find his identity and of his emergence from psychotherapy as a whole human being.

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    How does Axline’s description of Dibs’s behavior in the early chapters challenge our conventional societal definitions of a "difficult" or "troubled" child?

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    In what ways does the playroom environment act as a silent character in Dibs's therapy, and how does the concept of a "safe space" facilitate healing?

  3. 3

    Axline practices non-directive play therapy, allowing Dibs to lead the sessions entirely; how does this approach contrast with traditional ideas of adult authority and child-rearing?

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