Abstract

MENDONCA, Gabriela Perna de  and  FORTIM, Ivelise. Study on pediatric oncology patients' dreams. Junguiana [online]. 2018, vol.36, n.2, pp. 55-66. ISSN 0103-0825.

This article aims to perform a literature review of psycho-oncology on the effects of cancer diagnosis and treatment on the individual's life, and then relate to the analytical theory about dreams, trauma and disease as a symbol. The objective of this study is to study the dreams of these patients, between 10 and 12 years old, whether they are still undergoing treatment or not, in order to study the elements and/or the themes common to the dreams of this group, relating them to the experience with the disease and its sequels and analytical theory. Interviews were conducted with the patient and his / her caregiver, as well as the collection of reports of children's dreams. The analysis of the material brought us closer to the psychic situation of the subjects, where, from the dream elements and structures, it was possible to perceive an intense emotional fragility and the possibility of psychic dissociation. The morbid themes and aspects related to the disease and its treatment point to an attempt to elaborate these experiences.

Keywords : childhood cancer; analytical psychology; pediatric oncology; children's dreams.

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