What are the types of visual art?
Photography, Digital work, Published Pictures, Serial Drawings, Body Tracings, Visual Diaries/Visual Journaling.
What is photography?
Taking pictures.
What is digital work in visual art?
You are making the picture.
What are published pictures?
Pictures that are already created.
What do emotions and memories relate to in visual art?
They are often expressed through art.
What are serial drawings?
Drawings done at different points in treatment to see what has changed.
What are body tracings used for?
They relate to body image, eating disorders, or trauma.
What are visual diaries/visual journaling?
Daily art journaling.
What is art?
An arrangement of patterns of shapes and ideas, giving form to an image that resides in the cosmos of the object.
What did Plato say about artists?
Artists are gifted by the gods, experiencing both gifts and plagues.
What is Hans Prinzhorn’s view on art?
Art is a basic psychic need to express oneself, and lack of expression can lead to depression, anxiety, and self-harm.
Who is William James?
An artist turned psychologist who viewed art as a creative and productive experience.
What is Margaret Naumbery’s view on art?
Art is educational and a means of diagnosis and therapy, symbolizing the person behind it.
What is Edith Kramer’s perspective on art?
Art is used for emotional regulation and controlling destructive impulses, especially in children.
What did Judith Rubin emphasize in art therapy?
Creative thinking, flexibility, growth, and artistic means.
What is Hanna Kwiatkowska known for?
Research in art therapy in the family and her book ‘Family Therapy and Evaluation Through Art.’
Who is Elinor Ullman?
An editor and writer who founded The Bulletin of Art Therapy and published the first books on art therapy in theory and practice.
What are the benefits of art in therapy?
1) Taps the unconscious + helps express conflict
2) Symbolizes feelings + Externalization for healing and recovery
3) Inspire people to become more connected with themselves, envision change, and create hope
4) Non-threatening
5) Visual Arts are flexible and can be combined with other creative arts
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What is required to become an art therapist?
Undergraduate degree, Masters in Art Therapy, professional credentialing, state license, registered art therapist, board certified art therapist.
What does AATA stand for?
American Art Therapy Association.
