Life lessons from The Truman Show: parenting, adolescence and the therapeutic process

IF 0.4 Q4 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPY Pub Date : 2022-01-02 DOI:10.1080/0075417X.2022.2037105

S. Kegerreis

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Abstract

ABSTRACT In this paper, the 1998 film The Truman Show is considered as a parable about parenting, adolescence, and patients’ struggle to break free of defensive structures. The central conceit of the film is that Truman lives in a world entirely created by, and under the control of the show's director, Christof, with all the other characters in his life being actors playing semi-scripted parts. The paper explores how this resonates with the problems faced by all parents when it comes to allowing their children freedom to develop independently and to face the realities of life; the difficulties faced by all adolescents leaving latency behind to encounter themselves more fully; and the therapeutic task with all patients of relinquishing the relative safety created by symptoms and projective mechanisms.

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《楚门的世界》中的人生教训:养育子女、青春期和治疗过程

本文以1998年上映的电影《楚门的世界》为研究对象，将其视为一个关于育儿、青春期和患者如何努力摆脱自我防御结构的寓言。这部电影的核心构想是，杜鲁门生活在一个完全由导演克里斯托弗创造并控制的世界里，他生活中的所有其他角色都是演员，扮演着半剧本的角色。本文探讨了这与所有父母在允许孩子自由独立发展和面对生活现实时所面临的问题是如何产生共鸣的;所有青少年所面临的困难，将潜伏期抛在脑后，以便更充分地面对自己;所有病人的治疗任务是放弃由症状和投射机制产生的相对安全性。

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JOURNAL OF CHILD PSYCHOTHERAPY PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Child Psychotherapy is the official journal of the Association of Child Psychotherapists, first published in 1963. It is an essential publication for all those with an interest in the theory and practice of psychoanalytic psychotherapy and work with infants, children, adolescents and their parents where there are emotional and psychological problems. The journal also deals with the applications of such theory and practice in other settings or fields The Journal is concerned with a wide spectrum of emotional and behavioural disorders. These range from the more severe conditions of autism, anorexia, depression and the traumas of emotional, physical and sexual abuse to problems such as bed wetting and soiling, eating difficulties and sleep disturbance.