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Attuning to the archetypal - ANS-the act of painting through "responding" instead of
"strategic planning."
Psyche's movement or kinesis - ANS-This movement is present during interaction with
paint. By "sticking with the image" we experience a "sustained communion" with the
"image or painting", in transformations and "transmigration of soul from one phase of
the product to another". A sense of presence of soul first is evoked through attuning to
the perceptual and structural elements of the image.
Imaginal realism - ANS-directly represents the life of the artist's imagination. The artist's
own reflections upon the manifestations of the psyche in images and direct dialogue
with images are seen as the best research method for in-depth art therapy.
Loquent Meditations - ANS-the creator silently explores the visual aspects of the image
which, in turn, elicit responses in the viewer. This visual meditation is followed by
creation stories about the images, which treat the images as "ensouled" with the
corresponding "enactment of feelings and psychological tensions"
Positive psychology - ANS-the study of positive emotions, positive character, and the
positive institutions and communities that promote their development.
Mandala - ANS-in sanskrit, the word mandala means "sacred circle". They are referred
to as the reflection of one's psyche at the moment and a representation of a potential for
change and
Transformational Learning - ANS-process by which we transform our taken-for-granted
frames of reference (meaning perspectives, habits of mind, mind-sets) to make them
more inclusive, discriminating, open, emotionally capable of change, and reflective so
that they may generate beliefs and opinions that will prove more true or justified to guide
actions.
Mindfulness-based art therapy program - ANS-Creates an alternative environmental
experience; an opening to a larger world and wellness that is playfully enacted and
embodied in the outdoor walks, the art, and engagement with one another. This
appears to enhance autonomous functioning in a way that can be comprehended and
remembered as a personal resource.
,Art therapy technique - ANS-a concrete implementation of theory introduced by the art
therapist at the appropriate time to facilitate creative and therapeutic change
Intuitive flow method - ANS-The transition from doing art from ones thoughts to creating
art intuitively. Art created through this method shows the personality of the time of the
art making.
Intuitive artwork - ANS-follow our individual sense of beauty as the only guide in the
making of the art. Beauty has to do with the parts of the art relate to each other and to
their placement in the area of the painting.
Reading the Art - ANS-choose five to ten spots within the painting that intrigue you.
Move from now spot to another, in every spot, imagine that you are standing on that
spotted catching words that come to your awareness. Write all that you catch in a list.
When finished, read the list and you will learn a lot about what was going on in your
subconscious.
The Seven C's for Home-Based Art Therapists - ANS-"Home-based practice potentially
exposes the therapist to the seven "C"s: chaos, crisis, cross-system complexity, cultural
sensitivity, collaboration, competence, and change."
Personality Traits of the In-home Art Therapist - ANS-independence, flexibility,
adaptability, and ingenuity
Material interaction - ANS-an important source of information in art therapy assessment
in adult mental health. Observing material interaction enables art therapists to gain a
perspective on client's psychological functioning; refers to the way a client interacts with
art materials, specifically with the properties of art materials that provide either high or
low structure. It describes the actual observable behavior in terms of the categories
movement, dynamic, space, tempo, pressure, lining, shaping, repetition and control.
Art materials with properties that provide high structure - ANS-easier to control; evoke
more cognitive experiences
Art materials that have low structure - ANS-more fluid and more difficult to control and
evoke different art-making experiences more affective experiences
Sensitizing concepts - ANS-movement, dynamic, space, tempo, pressure, lining,
shaping, repetition and control. Starting points to build on analysis
Movement - ANS-described by the dimensions size (small or large motions), the
direction of the movement (outwards or towards themselves) and the type of movement
(curved or straight, vertical or horizontal)
Structure - ANS-the way a client organizes his actions and art product. Structure is
described by the dimension amount of organization (well-organized, systematic,
, thoughtful or chaotic, impulsive). Also by the dimension activity (passive, coincidentally
or active, initiating)
Tempo - ANS-the dimension speed (slow or fast)
Physical contact - ANS-the contact that fingers and hands make with art materials (to
smear, squeeze, rub). It is described by the dimension extensiveness of physical
contact (using the whole hand or more or using no fingers, or just the fingertips).
Physical contact can be avoided, but can also lead to withdraw or increase
Rhythm - ANS-Time aspect. It is described by the dimension continuity (repetition or
variety)
Space - ANS-The amount of space the action takes, related to the size of canvas or
paper and the amount of material that is used
Lining - ANS-The action of art-making can have a large or a small amount of lining,
which is described by the dimension type of lines (sketching or outlining/contour)
Use of Colors - ANS-Amount of mixture of colors during the art making (a lot of mixture
(mixing until a brown mass), mixing nuances or no mixture (where colors are used
separately)
Shaping - ANS-Actions that lead to removing art materials and adding art-materials in
order to create shapes. It is described by the dimension cumulation (only add art
material or add and remove repetitively). The consistency of shapes is another
dimension.
Dialogue - ANS-Amount of exploration: searching for acknowledging, using,
experimenting and playing with art materials' properties
Core-Self - ANS-patterns of vitality affects which are time-based patterns of feelings that
are analogous (identical) to the patterns of making art, client's way of making art reveals
aspects of a client's "core-self" that influences a client's psychological functioning in
daily life.
Attachment Theory - ANS-humans have an innate need to insure feelings of safety and
security by seeking proximity to preferred figures; useful framework for assessing and
treating adult substance abusers; An assessment that identifies the client's attachment
style can establish a baseline for treatment
Bird's Nest Drawing (BND) - ANS-to study indications of attachment security in a
sample of mothers; less threatening and provides more emotional distance; proved
useful in tapping underlying emotional issues especially as they involve internalizations
of a person's expectations of how to relate to family members and intimate partners; of
adult substance abusers would reveal important aspects of their attachment styles;
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Attuning to the archetypal - ANS-the act of painting through "responding" instead of
"strategic planning."
Psyche's movement or kinesis - ANS-This movement is present during interaction with
paint. By "sticking with the image" we experience a "sustained communion" with the
"image or painting", in transformations and "transmigration of soul from one phase of
the product to another". A sense of presence of soul first is evoked through attuning to
the perceptual and structural elements of the image.
Imaginal realism - ANS-directly represents the life of the artist's imagination. The artist's
own reflections upon the manifestations of the psyche in images and direct dialogue
with images are seen as the best research method for in-depth art therapy.
Loquent Meditations - ANS-the creator silently explores the visual aspects of the image
which, in turn, elicit responses in the viewer. This visual meditation is followed by
creation stories about the images, which treat the images as "ensouled" with the
corresponding "enactment of feelings and psychological tensions"
Positive psychology - ANS-the study of positive emotions, positive character, and the
positive institutions and communities that promote their development.
Mandala - ANS-in sanskrit, the word mandala means "sacred circle". They are referred
to as the reflection of one's psyche at the moment and a representation of a potential for
change and
Transformational Learning - ANS-process by which we transform our taken-for-granted
frames of reference (meaning perspectives, habits of mind, mind-sets) to make them
more inclusive, discriminating, open, emotionally capable of change, and reflective so
that they may generate beliefs and opinions that will prove more true or justified to guide
actions.
Mindfulness-based art therapy program - ANS-Creates an alternative environmental
experience; an opening to a larger world and wellness that is playfully enacted and
embodied in the outdoor walks, the art, and engagement with one another. This
appears to enhance autonomous functioning in a way that can be comprehended and
remembered as a personal resource.
,Art therapy technique - ANS-a concrete implementation of theory introduced by the art
therapist at the appropriate time to facilitate creative and therapeutic change
Intuitive flow method - ANS-The transition from doing art from ones thoughts to creating
art intuitively. Art created through this method shows the personality of the time of the
art making.
Intuitive artwork - ANS-follow our individual sense of beauty as the only guide in the
making of the art. Beauty has to do with the parts of the art relate to each other and to
their placement in the area of the painting.
Reading the Art - ANS-choose five to ten spots within the painting that intrigue you.
Move from now spot to another, in every spot, imagine that you are standing on that
spotted catching words that come to your awareness. Write all that you catch in a list.
When finished, read the list and you will learn a lot about what was going on in your
subconscious.
The Seven C's for Home-Based Art Therapists - ANS-"Home-based practice potentially
exposes the therapist to the seven "C"s: chaos, crisis, cross-system complexity, cultural
sensitivity, collaboration, competence, and change."
Personality Traits of the In-home Art Therapist - ANS-independence, flexibility,
adaptability, and ingenuity
Material interaction - ANS-an important source of information in art therapy assessment
in adult mental health. Observing material interaction enables art therapists to gain a
perspective on client's psychological functioning; refers to the way a client interacts with
art materials, specifically with the properties of art materials that provide either high or
low structure. It describes the actual observable behavior in terms of the categories
movement, dynamic, space, tempo, pressure, lining, shaping, repetition and control.
Art materials with properties that provide high structure - ANS-easier to control; evoke
more cognitive experiences
Art materials that have low structure - ANS-more fluid and more difficult to control and
evoke different art-making experiences more affective experiences
Sensitizing concepts - ANS-movement, dynamic, space, tempo, pressure, lining,
shaping, repetition and control. Starting points to build on analysis
Movement - ANS-described by the dimensions size (small or large motions), the
direction of the movement (outwards or towards themselves) and the type of movement
(curved or straight, vertical or horizontal)
Structure - ANS-the way a client organizes his actions and art product. Structure is
described by the dimension amount of organization (well-organized, systematic,
, thoughtful or chaotic, impulsive). Also by the dimension activity (passive, coincidentally
or active, initiating)
Tempo - ANS-the dimension speed (slow or fast)
Physical contact - ANS-the contact that fingers and hands make with art materials (to
smear, squeeze, rub). It is described by the dimension extensiveness of physical
contact (using the whole hand or more or using no fingers, or just the fingertips).
Physical contact can be avoided, but can also lead to withdraw or increase
Rhythm - ANS-Time aspect. It is described by the dimension continuity (repetition or
variety)
Space - ANS-The amount of space the action takes, related to the size of canvas or
paper and the amount of material that is used
Lining - ANS-The action of art-making can have a large or a small amount of lining,
which is described by the dimension type of lines (sketching or outlining/contour)
Use of Colors - ANS-Amount of mixture of colors during the art making (a lot of mixture
(mixing until a brown mass), mixing nuances or no mixture (where colors are used
separately)
Shaping - ANS-Actions that lead to removing art materials and adding art-materials in
order to create shapes. It is described by the dimension cumulation (only add art
material or add and remove repetitively). The consistency of shapes is another
dimension.
Dialogue - ANS-Amount of exploration: searching for acknowledging, using,
experimenting and playing with art materials' properties
Core-Self - ANS-patterns of vitality affects which are time-based patterns of feelings that
are analogous (identical) to the patterns of making art, client's way of making art reveals
aspects of a client's "core-self" that influences a client's psychological functioning in
daily life.
Attachment Theory - ANS-humans have an innate need to insure feelings of safety and
security by seeking proximity to preferred figures; useful framework for assessing and
treating adult substance abusers; An assessment that identifies the client's attachment
style can establish a baseline for treatment
Bird's Nest Drawing (BND) - ANS-to study indications of attachment security in a
sample of mothers; less threatening and provides more emotional distance; proved
useful in tapping underlying emotional issues especially as they involve internalizations
of a person's expectations of how to relate to family members and intimate partners; of
adult substance abusers would reveal important aspects of their attachment styles;
