Art as Language - Access to Emotions and Cognitive Skills through Drawings

Through the use of case studies and more than 150 illustrations of patient artwork, this book summarizes findings of cognitive development and art therapy practices.

List of contents

Forward by Cathy Malchiodi. Acknowledgements. Contents. Part 1: Stimulus Drawing Assessments. Introduction. Three Stimulus Drawing Assessments. Part 2: Qualitative Studies. Consistencies and Humor. Emotionally Disturbed, Hospitalized, and Sexually Abused Individuals. Joey, a Child with Learning Disabilities. Hearing Impaired Children and Adolescents. Adults and Adolescents with Brain Injuries. Developmental Art Procedures. Part 3: Quantitative Studies. Atypical Children, Adolescents, Adults. Age, Gender, and Cultural Differences among Typical Children, Adolescents, and Adults. Concluding Observations. References.

About the author

Silver, Rawley

Product details

• Authors: Rawley Silver, Silver Rawley
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.01.2001
• EAN: 9781583910511
• ISBN: 978-1-58391-051-1
• No. of pages: 208
• Weight: 540 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Experimental Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Cognitive Psychology & Cognition, MEDICAL / Allied Health Services / Occupational Therapy, PSYCHOLOGY / Experimental Psychology, Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama), Cognition & cognitive psychology, Therapy & therapeutics, Cognition and cognitive psychology, Therapy and therapeutics, Creative therapy / Expressive therapies