ART THERAPY FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
art therapy is - Correct Answers -A form of psychotherapy that uses the creative
process.
Improves an individual's mental and emotional state.
An adjunctive treatment to assess and diagnose the presence of mental illness.
A group process that develops interpersonal and social skills.
what do you need to become an art therapist - Correct Answers -MA.- masters in art
therapy
ATR.- Art Therapist, Registered
BC.- Board-certified by the Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB)
LCPAT- Licensed Clinical Professional Art Therapist (must possess in MD to practice!)
Cant practice in MD without a license and cannot practice with a bachelor's
where is art therapy practiced - Correct Answers -in schools, communities and hospitals
(not really in private practice)
Rehabilitation Settings - Correct Answers -Pediatric Oncology, Eating Disorder Clinics,
Psychiatric Hospitals, Medical Hospitals , Forensic/Jails
community settings - Correct Answers -School Counseling Center, Senior Centers, Art
with a Heart, After School Programs
fine art and therapeutic art - Correct Answers -All art-making is inherently healing,
Artists like Frida Kahlo, Vincent Van Gogh and Edvard Munch used paintings to express
intense their emotion.
The public became fascinated with these artworks.
The way the artist used their materials: brush strokes, how they used symbolism and
meaning gives the viewer a glimpse into their world.
crazy art film demonstrates - Correct Answers -the art process of persons struggling
with mental illness
all art making is - Correct Answers -healing
, an art therapy session must - Correct Answers -be true to both parts; the art and the
therapy, with the overall purpose of the art-making as healing.
the art process is - Correct Answers -as important as the art product and provides the
art therapist with valuable clinical information.
objective qualities of art - Correct Answers -the lines, shapes, colors, size, lines, what
was used to create it,
subjective qualities of art making - Correct Answers -how it feels, depressed, angry,
context, fragmented, context of the art-making process
affective property - Correct Answers -how an art material makes you feel when using it -
relationship between the materials and the way it makes you feel
ethical guidelines - Correct Answers -set by the Art Therapy Credentials Board and the
state board of counselors where they practice.- set by board of mental hygiene
art therapist uses - Correct Answers -Art therapists use a combination of traditional
psychotherapy ,with an understanding of the psychological aspects of the creative
process, and knowledge of the affective properties of different art materials
art therapy formats - Correct Answers -Group art therapy, Individual art therapy
Family, Structured or unstructured, Open studio format
Specific directive and art materials
object relations (Winnicott) - Correct Answers -mother/child bond is basis for all future
relationships
Family Art Psychotherapy - Correct Answers -magazine collage and create individual
images and put them together
art therapy for older adults - Correct Answers -Paintings inspire older adults and seniors
that it is not too late to create
elizabeth (grandma) Layton - Correct Answers -82-year-old artist with depression,
Created series of contour drawings now in collections at Smithsonian/AVAM, Testified
at 1992 Senate Hearings with art therapist, Robert Ault, on value of art therapy to treat
depression, Allowed Art Therapy to be included in services for Older Americans Act
holding environment (Winnicott) - Correct Answers -all possibilities - the hospital is the
transition place between illness and wellness
transitional objects (Winnicott) - Correct Answers -special toys or objects children use in
place of their mother for comfort
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
art therapy is - Correct Answers -A form of psychotherapy that uses the creative
process.
Improves an individual's mental and emotional state.
An adjunctive treatment to assess and diagnose the presence of mental illness.
A group process that develops interpersonal and social skills.
what do you need to become an art therapist - Correct Answers -MA.- masters in art
therapy
ATR.- Art Therapist, Registered
BC.- Board-certified by the Art Therapy Credentials Board (ATCB)
LCPAT- Licensed Clinical Professional Art Therapist (must possess in MD to practice!)
Cant practice in MD without a license and cannot practice with a bachelor's
where is art therapy practiced - Correct Answers -in schools, communities and hospitals
(not really in private practice)
Rehabilitation Settings - Correct Answers -Pediatric Oncology, Eating Disorder Clinics,
Psychiatric Hospitals, Medical Hospitals , Forensic/Jails
community settings - Correct Answers -School Counseling Center, Senior Centers, Art
with a Heart, After School Programs
fine art and therapeutic art - Correct Answers -All art-making is inherently healing,
Artists like Frida Kahlo, Vincent Van Gogh and Edvard Munch used paintings to express
intense their emotion.
The public became fascinated with these artworks.
The way the artist used their materials: brush strokes, how they used symbolism and
meaning gives the viewer a glimpse into their world.
crazy art film demonstrates - Correct Answers -the art process of persons struggling
with mental illness
all art making is - Correct Answers -healing
, an art therapy session must - Correct Answers -be true to both parts; the art and the
therapy, with the overall purpose of the art-making as healing.
the art process is - Correct Answers -as important as the art product and provides the
art therapist with valuable clinical information.
objective qualities of art - Correct Answers -the lines, shapes, colors, size, lines, what
was used to create it,
subjective qualities of art making - Correct Answers -how it feels, depressed, angry,
context, fragmented, context of the art-making process
affective property - Correct Answers -how an art material makes you feel when using it -
relationship between the materials and the way it makes you feel
ethical guidelines - Correct Answers -set by the Art Therapy Credentials Board and the
state board of counselors where they practice.- set by board of mental hygiene
art therapist uses - Correct Answers -Art therapists use a combination of traditional
psychotherapy ,with an understanding of the psychological aspects of the creative
process, and knowledge of the affective properties of different art materials
art therapy formats - Correct Answers -Group art therapy, Individual art therapy
Family, Structured or unstructured, Open studio format
Specific directive and art materials
object relations (Winnicott) - Correct Answers -mother/child bond is basis for all future
relationships
Family Art Psychotherapy - Correct Answers -magazine collage and create individual
images and put them together
art therapy for older adults - Correct Answers -Paintings inspire older adults and seniors
that it is not too late to create
elizabeth (grandma) Layton - Correct Answers -82-year-old artist with depression,
Created series of contour drawings now in collections at Smithsonian/AVAM, Testified
at 1992 Senate Hearings with art therapist, Robert Ault, on value of art therapy to treat
depression, Allowed Art Therapy to be included in services for Older Americans Act
holding environment (Winnicott) - Correct Answers -all possibilities - the hospital is the
transition place between illness and wellness
transitional objects (Winnicott) - Correct Answers -special toys or objects children use in
place of their mother for comfort
