CLASS IS CLOSED
The door, as usual, is closed in order to minimize disruptions from the hallway, and Jenny's got coffee and doughnuts sitting up on her desk by the sign-in sheet. "All right, we've gone from psychoanalysis to biological psych, and now we're going hit just a bit with psychoanalysis again before moving on Thursday onto what seemed like everyone was most interested in--behavioral psych.

Art therapy, also known as play therapy, and sand tray therapy are therapies that have been pioneered by Carl Jung, who was one of Signmund Freud's disciples until their disagreements caused a severe and bitter split between the two of them. Generally, sandbox therapy is a box of sand filled with little figurines, and the therapist observes the patients' play, and draws his or her conclusions from them. It's especially used with kids and other individuals who're pretty darn nonverbal or unwilling to talk much in therapy. We have ways of making you talk? Not always so much. We have ways of understanding what you're not talking about? That's kinda psychotherapy in a nutshell.

Art therapy? Grab some paper and something to draw or color with, and get to work. That's the bare essence of it. Again, it's very similar in that the psychoanalyst will ask you about what you drew and try to help you work through the issues brought up through the art. Nifty? I think so. Art therapy focuses only on drawing and painting--things that generally go on paper. Creative art therapy or expressive art therapy is the term used when a therapist goes with something else--drama, dance, music, poetry, or sculpture.

Easy day today. Ask questions if you want, or if you want to have a little bit of fun, check out these art books and find me link to a picture from there or anywhere the heck else that you like that has meaning for you. Then? If you're comfortable, tell me why it has meaning to you.

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