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This chapter will provide a brief overview of the evolution of the field of art therapy, which dates from the 1940s when Margaret Naumburg began publishing clinical cases and gave a name to the new field by calling her work “dynamically oriented art therapy.
- Psychological tests
- Art Therapy: Milestones and the Future
- Professional Organizations
Projective psychological tests—such as the Rorschach Inkblot Test, Thematic Apperception Test (TAT), Draw‐a‐Man, Draw‐a‐Person (DAP) and House‐Tree‐ Person (HTP)—developed in the first half of the twentieth century, were important influences on the evolution of art therapy as a diagnostic tool. With a single image as a stimulus, psychological tests...
Since its beginnings, art therapy has established an expansive literature documenting clinical work, art therapy’s many definitions, and the wide philosophy and approaches to it. The literature has saluted art therapy’s history and pioneers and suggested a number of underlying ideas and practices that contribute to theory. In addition, there are bo...
American Art Therapy Association, www.arttherapy.org International Art Therapy Association, www.internationalarttherapy.org
Jan 1, 2015 · Abstract. Officially founded as an independent science in the United States in the late sixties, Art therapy, although still borrows the theoretical fundament of psychoanalysis, has its own...
- Minh-Anh Nguyen
Nov 6, 2015 · First published: 06 November 2015. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118306543.ch1. Citations: 4. PDF. Tools. Summary. This chapter provides an overview of the evolution of art therapy. Since prehistoric times, the arts have played a crucial role in human history, development, culture, and consciousness.
Art therapy is a nonverbal means of communication and self-expression with possible benefits in individuals with various mental or physical illnesses. Notably, music is among the most documented art modalities and has been shown to affect the brains’ reward circuitry.
Jan 1, 2022 · Ulman was the first person to publish a scholarly journal that was devoted to the profession of art therapy, Bulletin of Art Therapy, in 1961. Ulman later cofounded the George Washington University art therapy program in 1971 with Art Therapist Bernard Levy.
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Jun 13, 2012 · Abstract. This experimental study replicated Curry and Kasser's (2005) research that tested whether coloring a mandala would reduce anxiety. After inducing an anxious mood via a writing activity, participants were randomly assigned to three groups that colored either on a mandala design, on a plaid design, or on a blank paper.
