Imagery and Visual Expression in Therapy (Emotions, Personality and Psychotherapy) - Hardcover

Lusebrink, Vija Bergs

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0306434539 ISBN 13: 9780306434532

Publisher: Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers, 1990

Synopsis

Images as means of expression have fascinated and spoken to me for a long time. Yet it has been a far-reaching and circuitous journey to syn- thesize imagery and visual expression in the present form. Early in my life my interest in images expressed itself in art, first as a young child drawing, then responding to works of art and enjoying the life conveyed through colors, forms, and lines that created recognizable images and suggested different moods. The centering, transformative, and spir- itual aspects of art emerged as I sought out art in times of personal turmoil. I returned to the expressive aspects of art through my training as a painter. Later I discovered in my own art, as well as in others' expressions, as a teacher and an art therapist, that many times we ex- press more through visual means than we are consciously aware of doing. The writings of art therapy pioneers Naumburg (1950, 1953, 1966) and Ulman (1961, 1965) and Rhyne's (1973) gestalt art therapy provided a framework for my own observations. Workshops and literature on guided imagery opened another door to the inner experience through images. The discovery of Jung's concept of archetypes helped me to integrate images into a mind/body frame bridging from the biological roots of the archetypal images to the spiritual aspects of our existence.

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Synopsis

Explores the different components, and the developmental, cognitive, and emotional aspects, of imagery and visual expression, and the interaction of the two. Discusses the levels and components, and the function and processes in therapy. Other topics include verbal and art therapy, symbolism, and daydreaming. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Po

Edition details

• Publisher: Kluwer Academic / Plenum Publishers
• Publication date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0306434539
• ISBN 13: 9780306434532
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 300