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Impact of fairytales and myths on psychological development of personality
PRAŽÁKOVÁ, Eva
This thesis deals with fairy tales and the significance assigned to them by psychologists, psychotherapists, and parents of primary school children. The theoretical section of this work defines the basic terms related to the presented topic, such as traditional and modern fairy tale, the importance and the functions of fairy tales, or the development of the way of thinking and ethics. Then, it introduces the most important approaches and theories concerned with fairy tales, their significance, and their practical application, such as psychoanalysis, analytical psychology, and narrative psychology. The practical section is a qualitative research comprising the following research questions: How do fairy tales influence the child ´s personality and behaviour according to parents and psychologists? What role do fairy tales play in the parents' and psychologists' lives? Are there any differences between traditional and modern fairy tales? How do psychologists work with fairy tales during their therapy sessions? What position does a traditional fairy tale have in a contemporary family? Twelve respondents, six psychologists and six parents of primary school children, were interviewed in the research. The data were collected by semi-structured interview and further processed by initial coding. The aim of the thesis is to find out what importance is assigned to fairy tales by the respondents and how fairy tales have influenced the respondents' lives and the lives of their children and clients. The respondents attached great importance to fairy tales in the field of emotions, moral development of children's personality, and formation of their system of values. Then, they put emphasis on formation of the relationship between the story-teller and the listener, and also on joy and escape from sometimes difficult reality. At the same time, however, it was found out that in some families, traditional fairy tales are replaced by modern stories and television production.
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