Question

How do conditions of worth influence a person’s personality development and how do conditions of worth impact a play therapy session?

Answer 1

Condition of worth are conditions we believe we have to meet to gain acceptance, love or positive regard from others. As children we quickly learn what behaviour please parents, caregivers, teachers , friendship groups and society in general.

Eventually these become introjected values internalised ways of behaving based on the expectation of others.These expectations may eventually clash with our individual world views which may lead to unhappiness, depression or anxiety.

Play therapy provides the child with the live , dynamic ,individual language indispensable for the expression of the child 'a subjective feelings for which collective language alone is adequate. Play helps a child develop mastery over his innate abilities resulting to a sense of eprth and aptitude