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J E Heuscher

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At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources
PubMed1992

Don Pasquale, Fidelio, and psychiatry.

Donizetti's Don Pasquale and Beethoven's Fidelio are discussed in order to illustrate how two very different operas can illustrate the human quest for authenticity. Through their music and dramatic presentation they are able to convey experiential insights into profound philosophic and psychologic truths. Along with other experiential communications, such as myths, folklore, poetry, humor, and art, they can be especially helpful--not only but also--in psychotherapy, in providing access to potentials that ordinarily are sealed off, in enhancing the awareness of inauthentic attitudes, in facilitating the acceptance of seemingly paradoxical aspects of human existence, and in providing a deeper sense for life's meaningfulness. Music is invaluable in opening our soul to the story's thoughts, feelings, and commitments.

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PubMed1980

The role of humor and folklore themes in psychotherapy.

In the alternation of deconstitution and constitution that is fundamental to human life, humor has a useful role, mainly as a deconstituting force, whereas folklore emphasizes the revitalization of existence. Yet humor can be harmful in situations where there is a lack of mutual respect, and it can be growth-retarding if it becomes a substitute for needed change. The effectiveness of humor and folklore themes is proportional to the genuineness of the interpersonal relationship. In folklore, humor reinforces the injunction to seek wider worlds beyond the one that has become monotonous and stifling. Humor and folklore themes can, therefore, prove helpful when used judiciously in psychotherapy.

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PubMed1976

The dream of a twenty-four-year-old graduate student. Existential and Jungian considerations.

There are dreams that portray with unusual clarity critical junctures in a person's life. Inasmuch as the realm from which the images of a dream emerge is of the same nature as the source of genuine fairy tales, it is intuitively perceptive of the latter's deeper meanings. Thus suitable fairy tale themes can enhance the experiential insight into dreams. The young student's dream that we discussed indicates a sharp awareness of several existential disharmonies. He confuses the messages originating in his innermost self with external demands against which he still rebels blindly; he is incapable of metamorphosing creatively the numerous disorganized urges within himself; and he thus cannot achieve a positive relationship with his deeper potentials which are set aside. The comparison of the dream with an analogous, charming Romansh tale portraying a harmonious solution of the young man's impasse proved to be of crucial help.

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