Potential space: from origin to evolution

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-1624.v24i1p157-172

Keywords:

potential space, Winnicott, maturation theory, playing, area of cultural experiences

Abstract

It is a study on the concept and theory of potential space by D. W. Winnicott. An exhaustive reading of the author’s work and her scholars was carried out. There is no consensus among them on the moment when potential space constitutes in the line of maturation of the individual and on the expressions used to name it. For Winnicott, potential space is the locus of a process that happens in the individual, which begins in an intermediate area with its phenomena and transitional objects, and evolves to playing, shared playing and cultural experiences.

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Author Biography

  • Conceição Aparecida Serralha, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro

    Pesquisadora colaboradora (pós-doutorado) do Departamento de Filosofia do Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas da Universidade de Campinas (IFCH/Unicamp). Professora Associada do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Psicologia da Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Uberlândia, MG, Brasil.

Published

2019-04-30

How to Cite

Serralha, C. A. (2019). Potential space: from origin to evolution. Clinical Styles. The Journal on the Vicissitudes of Childhood, 24(1), 157-172. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1981-1624.v24i1p157-172