The Therapy of Arts
Orthodox medicine and therapy have been the mainstream of all psychiatric treatment. While upon researching I found out about a new approach and form of therapeutic treatment. Art therapy is the new approach to therapeutic treatment for psychiatric disorders, emotional problems or physical disorders or illness. This type of therapy involves people using an expressively creative outlet involving forms of art. Art Therapy in comparison to medication and therapy is successful in various ways orthodox methods aren’t. Although there's been benefits associated with Art Therapy there hasn't been many well-conducted studies. However its showing great growth in appearance among psychiatric and other additional treatment facilities. …show more content…
These improvements can be anything from physical, mental, and emotional complications. It first began as a professional therapy around the mid-20th Century, arising independently in English-speaking and European areas. In England, as in the U.S., the roots of art therapy lay mainly in art education, the practice of art, and developmental psychology () The expressive process involves psychotherapy and counseling (). Expressive therapy can open up unlimited doors to expressing a person's inner depth. Art therapy helps individuals resolve conflicts, strengthen interpersonal skills, manage problematic behaviors, reduce stress and achieve personal awareness () Art therapy fits into the fields of human development, visual art such as painting, sculpting and drawing. The therapy is broad and stretches include arts like music, theater, dance, creative writing and poetry. Although Art therapy is a relatively new therapeutic discipline the concept of art as having therapeutic possibilities has been around for …show more content…
Any person can do Art therapy which makes it very accessible versus orthodox medications. It is used to treat many disorders from the stream of mental or emotional problems or disorders. Expressing oneself through arts can help art therapist analyze things through your art. Since art therapists are trained in the arts and, obviously, in therapy, they are capable of guiding you through the process of creative expression. They are also quite capable of providing insight into your creations and helping you understand certain aspects of yourself that maybe you didn’t know existed, whether good or bad. Art therapists can help you process emotions and feelings that you are fighting. The first step to healing is recognition. Another lovely thing regarding art therapy is there’s no need for a therapy visit. A individual can still get the benefits provided by art therapy like stress and meditative relief. The concept of self-exploration that can lead a person’s insight into conclusions about
Orthodox medicine and therapy have been the mainstream of all psychiatric treatment. While upon researching I found out about a new approach and form of therapeutic treatment. Art therapy is the new approach to therapeutic treatment for psychiatric disorders, emotional problems or physical disorders or illness. This type of therapy involves people using an expressively creative outlet involving forms of art. Art Therapy in comparison to medication and therapy is successful in various ways orthodox methods aren’t. Although there's been benefits associated with Art Therapy there hasn't been many well-conducted studies. However its showing great growth in appearance among psychiatric and other additional treatment facilities. …show more content…
These improvements can be anything from physical, mental, and emotional complications. It first began as a professional therapy around the mid-20th Century, arising independently in English-speaking and European areas. In England, as in the U.S., the roots of art therapy lay mainly in art education, the practice of art, and developmental psychology () The expressive process involves psychotherapy and counseling (). Expressive therapy can open up unlimited doors to expressing a person's inner depth. Art therapy helps individuals resolve conflicts, strengthen interpersonal skills, manage problematic behaviors, reduce stress and achieve personal awareness () Art therapy fits into the fields of human development, visual art such as painting, sculpting and drawing. The therapy is broad and stretches include arts like music, theater, dance, creative writing and poetry. Although Art therapy is a relatively new therapeutic discipline the concept of art as having therapeutic possibilities has been around for …show more content…
Any person can do Art therapy which makes it very accessible versus orthodox medications. It is used to treat many disorders from the stream of mental or emotional problems or disorders. Expressing oneself through arts can help art therapist analyze things through your art. Since art therapists are trained in the arts and, obviously, in therapy, they are capable of guiding you through the process of creative expression. They are also quite capable of providing insight into your creations and helping you understand certain aspects of yourself that maybe you didn’t know existed, whether good or bad. Art therapists can help you process emotions and feelings that you are fighting. The first step to healing is recognition. Another lovely thing regarding art therapy is there’s no need for a therapy visit. A individual can still get the benefits provided by art therapy like stress and meditative relief. The concept of self-exploration that can lead a person’s insight into conclusions about