ART THERAPY EXAM 2 QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Principles of Art Therapy - Correct Answers -There are 10 - Bruce Moon (Professor, Art
Therapist)
POAT 1 - Art Therapy is Metaverbal - Correct Answers -goes beyond words.
Relationship between client/therapist, environment, artistic process. The main work is in
the art making process, the verbal processing is the icing on the cake.
POAT 2- Talk Can Be A Source of Validation - Correct Answers -Talking about artwork
offers psychological safety and creates emotional distance from the powerful feelings
evoked in the work. Work happens between client, art process, and presence of art
therapist.
POAT 3- Art Therapy Works with a Wide Range of Populations - Correct Answers -
Multicultural, all ages, races, religions, etc. Populations that are marginalized too
(homeless, imprisoned, hopeless)
POAT 4 - Creative Actions in Art Therapy Promote Satisfaction and Self Esteem -
Correct Answers -Provides safety, rebuilds trust, builds confidence.
POAT 5 - Artistic Expression is Healthy - Correct Answers -AT is a healthy, natural way
to express emotions. Societal pressures around emotional expression (gender
implications, repercussions of repression). The arts are a natural/healthy
counterinfluence.
POAT 6 - Art Therapy can be enhanced by imagination - Correct Answers -How the
engagement of imagination/fantasy in art making can open doors to emotional
expression
POAT 7- Art Therapy encourages clients to render emotional portraits of significant
people/events in their lives - Correct Answers -Relationships/experiences come to live
in the visual, creates a voice that isn't being heard.
POAT 8 - Art Therapy Lets Clients Make Objects that Represent feelings and thoughts -
Correct Answers -art creates dialogue. Connects the client and therapist, and is less
threatening (something objective)
, POAT 9 - Original feelings related to events in the clients life stay attached to artistic
portrayals - Correct Answers -Cathexis: Investment of libidinal energy in a person,
object or idea. Traumatic experience held in artwork, emotionally charged artwork.
POAT 10- Art Therapy has two essential tools: ART AND SELF - Correct Answers -art
therapist must know self, and psychotherapeutic experience of great value in work.
Humanistic Approach to Art Therapy - Correct Answers -Based on values,
characteristics and behaviors believed to be the best in human beings. Based on
wellness concept in contrast to a medical model of pathology.
- Maslow, rogers, Adler, Perls, Frankl, May, Moustakas, Yalom.
Emphasizes persons worth, dignity, wellbeing, capacity for self direction/self
actualization.
Best potential!
Humanistic Psychologists (Humanistic Art Therapy Approach) - Correct Answers -
Maslow - art making fosters psychological growth, self actualization (realizing ones full
potential)
Rogers - helps to realize they have the capacity to help themselves
Adler - exchange clients unrealistic needs for self protection/enhancement with social
connectedness
Perls - here and now, live fully and creatively in the present "Gestalt Approach"
Behavioral Approach to Art Therapy - Correct Answers -historically, resisted this
approach. Too much focus on behavior and not feelings. But, art making is a behavior,
so it can be used with art activities to help clients with goals related to their current
problems. Use art with self management/self control strategies.
Cognitive Behavioral Approach to Art Therapy - Correct Answers -*The approach that
Mary Uses*
Mutual collaboration with client and therapist, belief that psychological disfunction
happens from disturbances in the thinking process.
Changing thoughts change behavior
Art process helps recognize problematic thinking processes/patterns that negatively
impact behaviors/feelings.
Art process helps reframe the negative patterns of behaviors.
Gestalt Approach to Art Therapy - Correct Answers -Franz Perls
theoretical/philosophical basis. Main goal: Consciousness expansion through the use of
creative/artistic resources.
Awareness expansion.
Jayne Rhyne.
AND ANSWERS
Principles of Art Therapy - Correct Answers -There are 10 - Bruce Moon (Professor, Art
Therapist)
POAT 1 - Art Therapy is Metaverbal - Correct Answers -goes beyond words.
Relationship between client/therapist, environment, artistic process. The main work is in
the art making process, the verbal processing is the icing on the cake.
POAT 2- Talk Can Be A Source of Validation - Correct Answers -Talking about artwork
offers psychological safety and creates emotional distance from the powerful feelings
evoked in the work. Work happens between client, art process, and presence of art
therapist.
POAT 3- Art Therapy Works with a Wide Range of Populations - Correct Answers -
Multicultural, all ages, races, religions, etc. Populations that are marginalized too
(homeless, imprisoned, hopeless)
POAT 4 - Creative Actions in Art Therapy Promote Satisfaction and Self Esteem -
Correct Answers -Provides safety, rebuilds trust, builds confidence.
POAT 5 - Artistic Expression is Healthy - Correct Answers -AT is a healthy, natural way
to express emotions. Societal pressures around emotional expression (gender
implications, repercussions of repression). The arts are a natural/healthy
counterinfluence.
POAT 6 - Art Therapy can be enhanced by imagination - Correct Answers -How the
engagement of imagination/fantasy in art making can open doors to emotional
expression
POAT 7- Art Therapy encourages clients to render emotional portraits of significant
people/events in their lives - Correct Answers -Relationships/experiences come to live
in the visual, creates a voice that isn't being heard.
POAT 8 - Art Therapy Lets Clients Make Objects that Represent feelings and thoughts -
Correct Answers -art creates dialogue. Connects the client and therapist, and is less
threatening (something objective)
, POAT 9 - Original feelings related to events in the clients life stay attached to artistic
portrayals - Correct Answers -Cathexis: Investment of libidinal energy in a person,
object or idea. Traumatic experience held in artwork, emotionally charged artwork.
POAT 10- Art Therapy has two essential tools: ART AND SELF - Correct Answers -art
therapist must know self, and psychotherapeutic experience of great value in work.
Humanistic Approach to Art Therapy - Correct Answers -Based on values,
characteristics and behaviors believed to be the best in human beings. Based on
wellness concept in contrast to a medical model of pathology.
- Maslow, rogers, Adler, Perls, Frankl, May, Moustakas, Yalom.
Emphasizes persons worth, dignity, wellbeing, capacity for self direction/self
actualization.
Best potential!
Humanistic Psychologists (Humanistic Art Therapy Approach) - Correct Answers -
Maslow - art making fosters psychological growth, self actualization (realizing ones full
potential)
Rogers - helps to realize they have the capacity to help themselves
Adler - exchange clients unrealistic needs for self protection/enhancement with social
connectedness
Perls - here and now, live fully and creatively in the present "Gestalt Approach"
Behavioral Approach to Art Therapy - Correct Answers -historically, resisted this
approach. Too much focus on behavior and not feelings. But, art making is a behavior,
so it can be used with art activities to help clients with goals related to their current
problems. Use art with self management/self control strategies.
Cognitive Behavioral Approach to Art Therapy - Correct Answers -*The approach that
Mary Uses*
Mutual collaboration with client and therapist, belief that psychological disfunction
happens from disturbances in the thinking process.
Changing thoughts change behavior
Art process helps recognize problematic thinking processes/patterns that negatively
impact behaviors/feelings.
Art process helps reframe the negative patterns of behaviors.
Gestalt Approach to Art Therapy - Correct Answers -Franz Perls
theoretical/philosophical basis. Main goal: Consciousness expansion through the use of
creative/artistic resources.
Awareness expansion.
Jayne Rhyne.
