Promoting Mental Health through the Classics
Promoting Mental Health through the Classics

Hercules as Trainer in Today’s Labours of Children and Young People

Author(s): Edoardo Pecchini
Subject(s): Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010)
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Hercules; psychology; pedagogy; education; autism; disruptive behaviours; conduct problems
Summary/Abstract: The chapter discusses Hercules’ myth against the backdrop of selected psychological and pedagogical theories. The hero is compared with other characters, and the pros and cons of their use as models in psycho-educational situations are discussed. The author reflects on possible applications of Hercules’ Twelve Labours cycle in clinical and educational contexts, and particularly in cases such as disruptive behaviours and conduct problems.

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