INTRO HISTORY ART THERAPY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
According to Edith Kramer, the more complete aesthetically pleasing the art product is,
the better sublimation has occured--e.g. the aesthetic quality of the art product is a
visual indicator of the success of art therapy. - Correct Answers -True
Maxine Junge notes that there was often trauma of some kind for many pioneer art
therapists in the near and distant background. - Correct Answers -True
Major patterns in the life of pioneer art therapist include... - Correct Answers -1) Artist
from early childhood
2) Fascination with people and their development
3) Tolerance of "outsider" status
Judith Rubin shared that Naumburg and Kramer both suggested that she... - Correct
Answers -learn about herself through personal therapy and learn about being a
therapist through supervised work with an experienced clinician
According to Arthur Robbins, becoming an art therapist demands a good deal of... -
Correct Answers -openness and self confrontation
Arthur Robbins belives art therapy graduate students should avoid working with many
diverse groups of people and cultures as part of their training and continuing education.
- Correct Answers -False
According to Shawn McNiff, Hanz Prinzhorn believed creative expression was - Correct
Answers -a need of the human spirit rather than a tool for revealing pathology
Shawn McNiff advises art therapy students to... - Correct Answers -1) Avoid
identification with a single model
2) Keep all options open for new and creative partnerships
3) Retain art and depth psychology as the basis of the work
4) stay closely attuned to the images WE create in art therapy
In the article, "Choosing Art Therapy as a Career", when asked to rank order a list of
qualities and art therapist should possess, which two of the following did respondents
rank the highest? - Correct Answers -1) desire to help others
2) interpersonal skills
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
According to Edith Kramer, the more complete aesthetically pleasing the art product is,
the better sublimation has occured--e.g. the aesthetic quality of the art product is a
visual indicator of the success of art therapy. - Correct Answers -True
Maxine Junge notes that there was often trauma of some kind for many pioneer art
therapists in the near and distant background. - Correct Answers -True
Major patterns in the life of pioneer art therapist include... - Correct Answers -1) Artist
from early childhood
2) Fascination with people and their development
3) Tolerance of "outsider" status
Judith Rubin shared that Naumburg and Kramer both suggested that she... - Correct
Answers -learn about herself through personal therapy and learn about being a
therapist through supervised work with an experienced clinician
According to Arthur Robbins, becoming an art therapist demands a good deal of... -
Correct Answers -openness and self confrontation
Arthur Robbins belives art therapy graduate students should avoid working with many
diverse groups of people and cultures as part of their training and continuing education.
- Correct Answers -False
According to Shawn McNiff, Hanz Prinzhorn believed creative expression was - Correct
Answers -a need of the human spirit rather than a tool for revealing pathology
Shawn McNiff advises art therapy students to... - Correct Answers -1) Avoid
identification with a single model
2) Keep all options open for new and creative partnerships
3) Retain art and depth psychology as the basis of the work
4) stay closely attuned to the images WE create in art therapy
In the article, "Choosing Art Therapy as a Career", when asked to rank order a list of
qualities and art therapist should possess, which two of the following did respondents
rank the highest? - Correct Answers -1) desire to help others
2) interpersonal skills
