BRENTAN, C. C. O Procedimento de Desenhos-Estórias como forma de aproximação da criatividade de crianças asmáticas numa perspectiva winnicottiana [The Drawing-and-Story Procedure as a means of approaching the creativity of asthmatic children in a Winnicottian perspective]. Doctoral Thesis – Instituto de Psicologia da USP. São Paulo (SP), 2019.
Abstract: The main goal of this research was to explore the creative expression of asthmatic children within the Winnicottian theoretical perspective, through the Drawing-and-Story Procedure, expanding the understanding of the dynamics of these children and their mothers. The intermediate objectives of the study were: (i) to understand the creative expression of asthmatic children from the point of view of Winnicott’s theory, (ii) to understand the dynamics of asthmatic children with their mothers and (iii) to make a comparison between the aspects of the creative expression found in the Drawing-and-Story Procedure, from the point of view of Winnicottian theory and the result of the Children’s Figural Creativity Test of asthmatic children. The subject Creativity permeates Winnicott’s theory and articulates with several other fundamental concepts developed by Winnicott. From the point of view of this theorical framework, this study was relevant for exploring the creative dimension of children with asthma, which, as a psychosomatic disease, is traditionally understood as a pathology that influences the capacity of affective, symbolic and creative expression. By exploring the Winnicottian dimension of creativity, this research aimed to broaden the understanding of the psychosomatic diseases, such as asthma. Another important aspect of the research was its contribution to extend the use of the Drawing-and-Story Procedure, from as exploratory perspective of the Winnicottian dimension of creativity. A qualitative research method was performed. Data were collected at the Children’s Institute of the Hospital das Clínicas, the teaching hospital of the University of São Paulo’s School of Medicine, at the Sports Center of the University of São Paulo’s School of Physical Education, and independently, from children who were not linked to any institution. The sample consisted of a group of twelve children aged from seven to ten years old. The research was started through semi-structured interviews with mothers and/or fathers, in order to obtain data from the child’s history and to understand aspects of the dynamics of the family in which the child was immersed. Subsequently two meetings were held with the child in order to proceed with the application of the Drawing-and-Story Procedure and the Children’s Figural Creativity Test. After analyzing the collected content, feedback interviews were conducted for parents and children. There were, on average, four meetings with each family that took part in the study. After analyzing the collected data within the framework of the theoretical references, it was concluded that the objective of the research could be achieved, since the Drawing-and-Story Procedure facilitated and broadened the understanding of the creative expression of asthmatic children, from the Winnicottian perspective.