ARTHIST 2AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Art Therapy, Expressive Therapy, Motor Skill
16 Dec 2019
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Arthist 2aa3: introduction to the theory of art therapy. Theories of developmental art therapy: use normative creative and mental growth as a guide to understanding the individual, victor lowenfeld (1957) - educator- believes art process contributed to many aspects of children"s creative and mental growth. 0: 0 -18 months: attunement, attachment, and kinesthetic development. 3: 4 - 6yrs: human forms and beginning schemas. 4: 6 - 9yrs: development of visual schema. Solid understanding of normal artistic develop important for: developmental approach to at, any approach to at, provides ability to judge unusual or deviations from the norm, artistic expression is a sequential process. Kramer referred to the concept of the third hand the therapists use of suggestion, metaphors, or other techniques to enhance a child"s progress in therapy : strategically helping to have successful experiences with creative process. Limbic - affiliation, attachment, sexual behaviour, emotional, reactivity. Brain stem - blood pressure, heart rate, body temp.
