Imagery and Visual Expression in Therapy

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Reduction of Cortisol Levels and Participants' Responses Following Art Making

“…Thus it is unclear how structuring the session for free creative self-expression, viewed as similar as possible to an actual therapy situation and facilitated by an art therapist, would lower the stress response. In addition, the role of media, theoretically identified as ranging from structured to unstructured and having differential effects (Lusebrink, 1990), has not yet been examined empirically. With the limited understanding of the physiological and concurrent psychological changes that result from art making, these gaps demonstrate a need for further research using biomarkers as a measure of stress.…”

The Gorilla Did It!: Integration of Art Therapy and Language Arts in the Public Schools

“…a little boy gets in trouble with his mother and blames his imaginary friend, the gorilla, for his mischief. The use of metaphor as a potent change agent is supported in the literature of art therapy, bibliotherapy, and psychology (Bettelheim, 1989;Fryrear & Corbit, 1989;Lusebrink, 1990;Moody & Limper, 1971;Siegelman, 1990).…”

The Dimensions of Service: An Elemental Model for the Application of Art Therapy

“….Broader reaching areas of study in such disciplines as the arts, sociology, feminism, anthropology, philosophy, ethics, spirituality, and business management all have the potential to inform our theory and practice. Finally, while sadly still fm, there are some conceptual models which, though they build upon existing theories from neighboring fields, can be considered uniquely art therapy models (Lusebrink, 1990). One of the haUmarks of any profession (if it is truly to be called such) is a unique, free-standing body of knowledge which forms the basis of its practice (Herr & Cramer, 1987).…”