The healing power of art is something that no one would dare to question. The use of art therapy exclusively, however, is something that only began to be used by the emergence of several schools of art therapy. Art therapy is a type of treatment is the use of different creative tools for healing purposes. According to the principles of the founders of art therapy there is a wide variety of psychological problems that may be caused by different types of unresolved conflicts. Some disciplines, such as music, theatre, dance, art, writing and help to channel the emotions and achieving greater overall wellness in the treatment of different diseases and psychological problems than other therapeutic systems.
In art-therapy that combines elements of psychoanalysis (Freud and Jung especially currents), the use of images and visual productions and other artistic expressions, combined with interviews and meetings to evaluate the results. The use of art therapy that is easily adaptable and can be adapted to individual or group sessions.
Some of the features of the movement of art therapy are the enormous importance that is given to the process of artistic creation and the use of symbolic tools that provide a person to deal with various internal conflicts, the emphasis on creating spontaneously (without special training or knowledge to use the benefits we provide different disciplines) and the place given to the appreciation of art (in all its forms: music, sculpture, painting, dance, theater and more recently film) in everyday life (considering their protective effect against various psychological problems).
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