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| Author | Collette N. | |
| Title | Art therapy and cancer Arteterapia y cáncer | |
| Reference | Collette N.; Art therapy and cancer Arteterapia y cáncer ;Psicooncologia vol:8 issue: 1.0 page:81.0 |
Link to article | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84856281175&doi=10.5209%2frev_PSIC.2011.v8.n1.7&partnerID=40&md5=d22b953490f25f9e1d9d51c2d3824739 |
| Abstract | Art and in particular visual arts are an integral part of cultures, giving expression to thoughts, feelings, desires and values. Throughout natural evolution they survived in the human conscience, contributing to develop a wide sense of well-being; and as a remedy to partially compensate unhappiness, such as illness and suffering. In modern times, art therapy has arisen from these fundamental premises and establishes the intervention based on the therapeutic value the intrinsic creative art process may confer to the person in crisis. Numerous benefits from art therapy have been documented in cancer, such as the expression of emotions, specially giving voice to feelings hard to express. It increases relaxation and communication, contributes to reduce pain, allows bearing of stressing experiences, promotes self-control feelings and increases self-esteem. It helps develop a greater understanding about the personal situation, contributing to adaptation and the finding of meaning to what is being lived. In other words, it promotes post-traumatic growth. A literature review of the main art therapy studies at different stages of the oncological disease trajectory is provided. The benefits of art therapy are thoroughly discussed from a palliative care perspective, as well as benefits in bereavement and healthcare personnel burnout prevention. Artwork created by patients is presented to illustrate the therapeutic value in the clinical field of cancer. |
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| It increases relaxation and communication, contributes to reduce pain, allows bearing of stressing experiences, promotes self-control feelings and increases self-esteem. . | Numerous benefits from art therapy have been documented in cancer, such as the expression of emotions, specially giving voice to feelings hard to express. . | BENEFITS OF ART THERAPY IN THE ONCOLOGY CARE There is abundant empirical evidence, based on case studies, documenting the usefulness of art therapy for help people affected by cancer to improve their well-being, favor communication with their environment and better cope with the emotional difficulties derived from their illness. . | Also the most positive feelings such as tenderness, hope or the sensation of beauty find powerful ways of symbolic expression in art therapy. . | The art therapy process is an effective practice as a self-awareness and self-care strategy for the professional, in the expression and communication of emotions and in prevention against burnout. . | Art and in particular visual arts are an integral part of cultures, giving expression to thoughts, feelings, desires and values. . | It does so by facilitating expressive capacities and seeing oneself reflected in artistic production, in which the chosen media and materials are decisive, as well as the aesthetic work style, which emerges from the most personal resources of the person made artist. . | The ultimate goal of art therapy is to enable a change towards more personal development. . | Both the first type of evoked suffering and the second find expressive and healing outlets in the capacity of artistic representation, which natural selection bestowed in particular on the right hemisphere of our brain, to help us better face these amazing existential issues. . | Art therapy, from its very physical approach, which proposes to the person an active commitment in the use of materials, for the elaboration of an image or another very tangible artistic object, constitutes an experience that reinforces the capacity of choice and decision autonomous, as well as the feeling of one's own vitality. . | All this artistic material is very valuable to read the messages sent by the works, catalyze communication and the bond between patient and art therapist, ex mourn the experiences, recognize them, understand them better and also legitimize the hard life experience that the sick person and their family are enduring. . |
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