Review article

USE OF DREAMS IN GROUP ANALYSIS (case report)

Branka Begovac ; Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist Department of Psychological Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Kišpatićeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Vesna Grgić ; Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist Department of Psychological Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Kišpatićeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Ivan Begovac ; Psychiatrist, Psychotherapist, Department of Psychological Medicine, University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Kišpatićeva 12, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

This article presents clinical vignetts that show the use of dreams in group analysis. Clinical material belongs to the analytic group conucted by the first author. Dreams are the royal road to the unconscious. In this paper there is an emphasis on group dreams. The group presented has a developed coherency and group empathy, and therefore group members have a capacity to share intimate contents. During the time of parallel processes within the group – preparation for separation i.e. agreed termination of group therapy for one member and entering
the group for another member, there was, in author’s opinion, a group climate for sharing group dreams which were typical for entering a group and preparation for separation. Those dreams significantly enriched the group’s work creating a possibility for deeper vertical communication through developed network of relationships (matrix).

Keywords

analytic group; dreams; group dreams; dream-telling in the group

Hrčak ID:

187102

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/187102

Publication date:

13.6.2017.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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