Creating Breeds Creating

Imus, Susan

doi:10.4324/9780429442308-12

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“…More recently, Koch ( 2017 ) suggested the framework of embodied aesthetics as a model for specific mechanisms in CATs. There are also discipline-specific models of therapeutic factors; for example, in drama therapy (Jones, 2007 ), psychodrama (Kushnir and Orkibi, 2021 ), art therapy (Czamanski-Cohen and Weihs, 2016 ; Kaimal, 2019 ), dance movement therapy (Koch and Fischman, 2011 ; Imus, 2021 ), and music therapy (Baker and Roth, 2004 ; Grocke, 2019 ).…”

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From Therapeutic Factors to Mechanisms of Change in the Creative Arts Therapies: A Scoping Review

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Empirical studies in the creative arts therapies (CATs; i.e., art therapy, dance/movement therapy, drama therapy, music therapy, psychodrama, and poetry/bibliotherapy) have grown rapidly in the last 10 years, documenting their positive impact on a wide range of psychological and physiological outcomes (e.g., stress, trauma, depression, anxiety, and pain). However, it remains unclear how and why the CATs have positive effects, and which therapeutic factors account for these changes. Research that specifically focuses on the therapeutic factors and/or mechanisms of change in CATs is only beginning to emerge. To gain more insight into how and why the CATs influence outcomes, we conducted a scoping review (Nstudies = 67) to pinpoint therapeutic factors specific to each CATs discipline, joint factors of CATs, and more generic common factors across all psychotherapy approaches. This review therefore provides an overview of empirical CATs studies dealing with therapeutic factors and/or mechanisms of change, and a detailed analysis of these therapeutic factors which are grouped into domains. A framework of 19 domains of CATs therapeutic factors is proposed, of which the three domains are composed solely of factors unique to the CATs: “embodiment,” “concretization,” and “symbolism and metaphors.” The terminology used in change process research is clarified, and the implications for future research, clinical practice, and CATs education are discussed.

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“…Symbolization is also a core therapeutic change factor in CATs (de Witte et al, 2021) in that the arts endow symbolic form to a broad range of human feelings (Langer, 1953). Symbolic and metaphoric expressions deliver succinct implicit messages about the patient's inner experiences and sensations by conveying the maximum meaning of rich inner experiences through a minimum of words or non-verbally and often help bring the subconscious to conscious awareness (Bella & Serlin, 2013;Imus, 2021). Incorporating the creation of metaphors and symbols involves embodied cognitive and emotional processes that support transformative (verbal and non-verbal) expression and narration of experiences that are otherwise difficult to access (Malchiodi, 2020).…”

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Neurodynamics of Relational Aesthetic Engagement in Creative Arts Therapies

Vaisvaser,

King,

Orkibi

et al. 2024

Review of General Psychology

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Aesthetic experiences, emerging saliently in the arts, play a pivotal role in transformative learning and creative processes that elicit physiological, affective, and cognitive responses associated with mental health indices. Interactions between subjects and aesthetic objects (e.g., visual artwork, music, and moving bodies) often entail elements of surprise and uncertainty that drive the inference of the hidden causes in the subject’s internal and external environment. These generate dynamics that align with the action-oriented Predictive Processing framework of brain function. Creative Arts Therapies (CATs) harness these dynamics by cultivating relational engagement using the arts modalities, prompting affective and cognitive processing. In this manuscript, we offer a review and conceptual analysis of recent empirical findings and theoretical premises that underpin aesthetic experiences and their relation to the psychotherapeutic use of the arts with a broad spectrum of populations and mental health conditions. We present a neuroscience-based approach to aesthetic intra- and inter-personal experiences, integrating therapeutic change factors of externalization-concretization, embodiment, and symbolization with functional network configurations, and interpersonal brain-to-brain coupling, to support predictive processing, learning, and creativity. Present and future interdisciplinary collaborations are underlined to elucidate the neurodynamic mechanisms driving psychological transformations, bridging neuroaesthetics and CATs.

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The Use of Kinesthetic Empathy with Adults Living with Treatment Resistant Depression: A Survey Study

Christopher

Tamplin

2022

Am J Dance Ther

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Dance/movement therapy is an embodied healing practice which has been found to foster recovery from depression and boost quality of life. Although kinesthetic empathy holds great potential for addressing emotional dysregulation, it is an under-utilized dance/movement therapy intervention in health optimization, especially in adults living with treatment-resistant depression. The aim of this study was to collect data from dance/movement therapist on how they use kinesthetic empathy to foster self-regulation in adults living with treatment-resistant depression. A survey design was used to obtain this data. Eight dance/movement therapists (practicing in India, Philippines, Barbados, and the United States of America) were recruited. The participant demographics of the survey challenges the centrality of master’s level trained dance/movement therapists primarily practicing in Eurocentric cultures. The survey included open answer questions, and responses received were grouped into four categories: (i) dance/movement therapists’ rationale for using kinesthetic empathy (ii) therapist-described client responses to kinesthetic empathy, (iii) changes in self-regulation patterns of clients, and (iv) potential links between employing kinesthetic empathy as an intervention and witnessing emotional regulation in clients. Overall, kinesthetic empathy was described as a core part of the participants’ dance/movement therapy practice with this population. The identified client responses to kinesthetic empathy were categorized based on deWitte’s et al. (Frontiers in Psychology, 2021) therapeutic factors of change. ‘Observable client responses’, such as, use of metaphors, verbalization of body sensations and engaging in mirroring were categorized under specific therapeutic factors of dance/movement therapy. Alternatively, ‘emotionally felt client responses’ such as, increase in safety and trust within the therapeutic alliance were categorized under both ‘specific’ and ‘mixed-type’ factors based on the model. Finally, this article discusses movement interventions that may be incorporated by dance/movement therapists while working with this population. Further research is required to identify the long-term effect/s of kinesthetic empathy as an intentional intervention to foster self-regulation in adults living with treatment-resistant depression.

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Creating Breeds Creating

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From Therapeutic Factors to Mechanisms of Change in the Creative Arts Therapies: A Scoping Review

From Therapeutic Factors to Mechanisms of Change in the Creative Arts Therapies: A Scoping Review

Neurodynamics of Relational Aesthetic Engagement in Creative Arts Therapies

The Use of Kinesthetic Empathy with Adults Living with Treatment Resistant Depression: A Survey Study

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