Abstract

GOMEZ, Ana Cristina  and  MESA, Ana María. Metaphors and Psychic Reality among Nursery Teachers at an Educational Institution of Cali. Pensam. psicol. [online]. 2015, vol.13, n.1, pp.81-92. ISSN 1657-8961.  https://doi.org/10.11144/Javerianacali.PPSI13-1.mrpm.

Objective. The aim of this paper is to explore the relationship between metaphors and psychic reality among 10 preschool female teachers who took part in a formation program for nursery education in a public institution of Cali city. Method. They were asked to construct metaphors from the memory of events with their own childhood teachers. The relationship between metaphors, evoked by memories, and the underlying psychic reality of each participant was the subject of psychoanalytic analysis. Results. It was found that in this group of teachers, aggressive anal characteristics in their relationships with internal objects were prevalent; these correspond to a pre-oedipal stage of development, which is related to control regulation and with norms, fundamental themes in nursery education. Conclusion. Finally, it was concluded that teachers' values and identifications affect their functions, and thereby the socio-emotional development of the children they work with. The results are discussed based on their potential impact on teaching functions.

Keywords : Psychoanalysis; internal conflict; teacher; nursery education.

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