TY  - BOOK
AU  - Dosamantes-Beaudry,Irma
TI  - The arts in contemporary healing
T2  - Contributions in psychology,
SN  - 0313321981
AV  - RC489.A72 D67 2003
U1  - 615.85156 21
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Westport, Conn.
PB  - Praeger
KW  - Arts
KW  - Therapeutic use
KW  - Art therapy
KW  - Mental healing
KW  - Psychological aspects
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Transitions and the regression-reintegration process -- The intimate social sphere, and the origins of potential space, illusory experience, creativity, and self-generativity -- The intimate sphere : site of personal artistic expression and self-regeneration -- The public social sphere : site of artistic cultural expression and communal healing -- The creation of communitas through group art-making -- --; 1; Introduction --; The Arts in Times of Crisis: Filling the Void --; A Contemporary, Interdisciplinary, Development-Relational, Arts-Based Model of Healing --; 2; Transitions and the Regression-Reintegration Process --; The Need for Faith and Hope during Times of Crisis --; The Arts in the Negotiation of Contemporary Transitions --; Voluntary and Involuntary Regression --; The Three Marys --; The Shadow: Reclaiming One's Projections --; Receptive Consciousness and the Bridging of Ordinary with Extraordinary Reality through the Creation of Illusory Experience and Objects --; 3; The Intimate Social Sphere and the Origins of Potential Space, Illusory Experience, Creativity, and Self-Generativity --; Contemporary Psychosocial Stressors and Resilience --; Intimate Social Sphere: Crucible for the Acquisition of Social Skills --; Human Attachment and the Development of Trust and Affective Attunement --; The First Intersubjective Relationship, the Origins of Potential Space, and the Creation of Illusory Experience and Objects --; Potential Space, Creativity, and Self-Generativity --; Human Need for a Mentoring Relationship with a Charismatic Adult --; The Emergence of the Creative Arts Therapies Field: A Contemporary Use of the Arts for Healing --; 4; The Intimate Sphere: Site of Personal Artistic Expression and Self-Regeneration --; The Illusory Object Relationship --; The Construction of a Sense of Self and the Therapeutic Intersubjective Relationship --; Object Relations Theory and Self-Organization --; The Relational Context of Creative Arts Therapies --; Reorganizing Self-Experience through the Creation of Illusory Selfobject Relationships --; Enacting and Regulating Primal Self-States --; Bolstering Coping Mechanisms and Restoring Self-Mastery --; The Recovery of Preverbal Memories --; The Somatic Dialogue of the Intersubjective Relationship --; Resurrecting an Embodied, Playful, Vital Self --; Reclaiming "Shadow" Projections and Forging an Authentic Self --; Enacting and Healing Internal Parental Splits --; Healing Cultural Splits and Forging an Authentic Self --; Summary of Case Vignettes --; 5; The Public Social Sphere: Site of Artistic Cultural Expression and Communal Healing --; Cultural Worldview and Expressive Style --; Cultural Worldview and the Appropriateness and Effectiveness of Culture-Specific Healing Practices --; Social Isolation: Ailment of Contemporary Societies --; 6; The Creation of Communitas through Group Art-Making --; The Lowering of Language and Role Social Barriers --; Forms and Expressions of Power --; Responding to Cultural Differences: The Light and the Dark Side --; Celebrating Cultural Diversity and Promoting Intercultural Conflict Resolution --; The Dark Side of Cultural Identity --; Persuading Normal People to Commit Evil Deeds --; Healing Lives Fractured by War and Restoring a Sense of Hope in the Future --; Grieving and Mourning Group Losses --; Healing Culturally Stigmatized Losses --; Summary of Group Vignettes --; 7; Recapitulation and Conclusions --; A Developmental-Relational Arts-Based Model of Healing --; Future Trends in the Creative Arts Therapies Field
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