The function of art in therapy
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1978
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Smart, Jean Elizabeth
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Abstract
The function of art in therapy was examined within the context of the major literature on art therapy , and through study of seven other theoretical positions . These positions include culture and art; Freudian psychoanalytic theory; Jung's interest i n expression and art in Analytical Psychology; Existential Psychology; Perls' eclectic Gestalt Therapy; and a nomothetic-experimental approach to the function of art. The relationship of the art image to the mental image was explored. Clinical examples of art work provided throughout the study include a case history which demonstrates the practical value of an eclectic art therapy mode. Suggestions for further study were made.